On February 17, Director of the Board and President of COSCO SHIPPING Mr. Fu Gangfeng, Executive Vice President of COSCO SHIPPING Mr. Chen Yangfan, Assistant to the President of COSCO SHIPPING and Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Logistics Mr. Ha

Chuan Lian-1, the electric cargo ship with the largest carrying capacity sailing on the Yangtze River, makes its maiden voyage in Nanjing, east Chinas Jiangsu Province, Feb. 22, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo) The ship has been up

The first month CFR China soybean physical flat price crossed the $700/mt mark for the first time since 2018, when it was assessed at $700.06/mt at the Asian close on Feb. 22, Platts data showed. The spike was fueled by rising freight rates

Having stopped over 200,000 malware and ransomware attacks in the last six months alone, GTMaritimes multi-layered approach to cybersecurity is providing the essential defences ships need in an increasingly connected world, says Mike McNall

China is likely to take a more proactive approach to align with high-standard international economic and trade rules, as well as to make more contributions to the formation of new international economic rules that reflect Chinas experiences

The Standard Club, a leading shipping protection and indemnity mutual insurer, has announced its renewal results for 2022. 98% of the existing membership has renewed and with significant organic growth from existing members, together with a

Pacific International Lines (PIL) announced the launch of two weekly direct services which is an enhancement to its China to East Africa service. This will allow its customers to enjoy stable and faster transit times to East Africa. The enh

On February 22, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, held the christening ceremony for the 115,000 DWT crude/product carrier No. 5, which was named MAERSK STINA. The ship is equipped with FRAMO

On 16 November 2021, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach introduced a new queuing process for Container Ships. On 10 January 2022, it was expanded to San Francisco Bay Area for the port of Oakland. The purpose was to increase safety and

COSCO Shipping Ports has handled 8.6 million TEU across all of its terminals in January 2022, reports Londons Port Technology. The companys terminals in the Bohai Rim saw a monthly throughput of 1.2 million TEU, down 13.4 per cent compared

Chinas index of export container transport increased 0.6 per cent to 3587.91, reports Xinhua. The sub-reading for the W/C America Service led with a week-on-week increase of 4.4 per cent. The China Containerised Freight Index (CCFI) tracks

The Baltic Exchanges dry bulk sea freight index rose for a third straight session on Tuesday, climbing to its highest in more than a month as rates across vessel segments strengthened. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize,

With effect from 7th March 2022, Orient Overseas (International) Limited will be included as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Composite Index, one of the benchmark indexes of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, following the Index Review Resu

DNV has awarded Odfjell Oceanwind an Approval in Principle (AiP) for their new Deepsea Semi floating wind foundation design. The Deepsea Semi floating wind foundation design has been developed for use in floating wind farms and for off-grid

Steerprop has signed a five-year contract with Siem Offshore regarding the propulsion monitoring service Steerprop Care Premium for three of the Norway-based offshore vessel companys platform supply ships. Steerprop Care is designed to enha