Shandong Port Group or SPG one of the worlds biggest ports operators, based in Qingdao city in East Chinas Shandong province ushered in 2022 with a number of outstanding production achievements during the three-day New Years Day holiday. On

Pile-driving bargeYihang JinzhuangPhoto: Zhao Hanqing/Global Times The domestically designed and built, worlds largest 140-meter-class pile-driving bargeYihang Jinzhuang, equipped with the Beidou Satellite Navigation System, was delivered i

Loading and discharge of container vessels is proceeding normally at the Port of Ningbo, but backlogs there are in the forecast because lockdown restrictions and mass testing requirements have impacted manufacturing and trucking in the Chin

Container freight rates including premium service fees continued to escalate this week on trans-Pacific trade lanes from North Asia to North America on the back of widespread restocking by retailers ahead of Lunar New Year beginning Feb. 1,

Sticking to the Plan The first key item on the agenda for oil markets was the January 4thOPEC+ meeting in which the alliance decided to maintain its planned production increase of 400,000 bpd of crude oil for February. This comes at an impo

If you have a ship that doesnt carry much ballast water, small footprint is essential to fit the engine room. DESMI Ocean Guard now presents a line of new and smaller ballast water management systems (BWMS) that completes a full range of BW

On January 7, the signing ceremony ofCNOOCsmedium and long-term FOB resource supportingLNG carrier project was successfully held in Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo through the cloud signing. This is the largest one-time order for LNG carriers(7

On January 6, Hudong Zhonghua ShipbuildingandCSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company Limited renewed the signing ofa174,000m3 LNG ship, startinga new chapterin the cooperationandwin-win situation between the two parties on the LNG ship project. I

In the context of the international shipping industry decarbonization, a group of new players have entered the industry. Air lubrication technology is one of the prominent and reliable technology in the current market. Although some shipown

ABS has further developed its industry-leading approach to aging offshore assets with publication of the Guide for Life Extension of Floating Production Installations. The guidance supports operators looking to extend the operational life o

Container ships are berthed along with the port at Singapores Pasir Panjang Container Terminal on Aug 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] As worlds largest free trade deal now in force, analysts confident on gains. The Regional Comprehensive Economic

Chinas soybean demand is expected to be sluggish in the first half of 2022 on the back of weakening crush margins, which is likely to dampen the euphoria surrounding record demand forecasts by key agencies. While the US Department of Agricu

Navigation on parts of the Yangtze River by international-trading vessels has come to an abrupt halt following the Covid-19 quarantining of local pilots. Last week, maritime media reported that two pilots working on the Yangtze River had te

In the winter of 2020-2021, five vessels lost nearly 3,000 containers into the stormy Pacific. In just two months, those post-Panamax vessels accounted for more than twice number of lost containers in the previous year. Across widespread me

China Classification Society is announcing the appointment of a new president and vice president. Mr Sun Feng formerly a CCS vice president becomes the new Chairman and President taking over from Mr Mo Jianhui who has retired. In a handover