Island plays a vital role in countrys opening-up and reform, prosperity South Chinas Hainan province is making full efforts to ensure all the planned preparation projects for islandwide customs clearance operation can be completed on schedu

After the historical opening of the cabotage market in China, Maersk has announced its first batch of Chinese coastal relay of international cargo started today (31 May) its last leg of ocean transportation, en-route from Shanghais Yangshan

Vesconite Bearings has supplied its largest-ever machined stern tube bearing from the long-life, wear-resistant, no-swell bearing material Vesconite Hilube. The order was completed with the assistance of a recently-purchased six-meter centr

Lloyds Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub is working with 11 leading cross-supply chain stakeholders to develop a fleet fuel transition strategy that can enable the establishment of a highly scalable Green Corridor Cluster. Initiated by

Recently, China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) andCTW (Tianjin) Offshore Engineeringsigned a contract for the construction of two 97m self-propelledoperating platforms. The platform is a multi-functional service platformwitha total len

May saw the highest ever monthly increase in long-term contracted ocean freight rates, as the cost of locking in container shipments soared by 30.1%. The unprecedented hike, revealed in the latest Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI) Public Indices

Paul Elgar, OEM Business Relations,NAVTOR believes its time to end the ENC madness. Why,heasks, isnt there a seamless, commercially viable way of utilizing the same charts in the offices of shipping companies as fleets use at sea? If were g

USA-based ship tank coating manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has won a new deal to supply two new chemical tankers being built in Turkey. APC Global Marine Manager, Captain Onur Yildirim, said its Turkish division begins work th

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has successfully completed noise and vibration measurement and analysis for five offshore patrol vessels built at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard. IRS Marine Technical Services (MTS) are r

On May 29, the Shanghai Municipal Peoples government issued an action plan for Accelerating Economic Recovery and Revitalization in Shanghai, which includes eight aspects and 50 policies and measures. The plan encourages port enterprises to

In Berlins Westhafen, the Mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey named the push boat ELEKTRA! After almost two years of construction at shipyard Hermann Barthel GmbH in Derben and the transfer to the Westhafen in Berlin, the long-term testing of

Mooreast Holdings Ltd announced plans to expand its mooring and rigging solutions product portfolio and to enhance partnerships with international players in order to extend its value proposition to the global floating offshore renewable en

CaptainGeorgios Tsouris [Photo: PR/PISR] Palau International Ship Registry(PISR), the worlds leading digital Registry, has announced the appointment of CaptainGeorgios Tsourisas its Chief Operating Officer. In this newly created role,Capt.

The fourth edition of theCruise Trade Showon 21 May 2022 in Le Havre markedthe beginning of the 2022 season!Hard hit since the beginning of the pandemic, sea and river cruise operatorsarenowpicking uptheir activitiesagainwith a new season t

The Capesize index has dropped over $16k/day during the past 5 index days. Its difficult to pin this crash on a single factor, however the strength of the recent rally warranted some kind of technical pullback however its ferocity has surpr