On December 21, Smart Port 2.0, which was jointly developed by Dongfeng Motor Corporation, China Mobile, and COSCO SHIPPING together with industry partners, was officially launched for commercial operation at the Xiamen Ocean Gate Container

On January 4, a 86,000 m3 ultra-large dual fuel VLGC GAS CAPRICORN built by Jiangnan Shipyard for Southwest Maritime Limited was successfully christened and delivered. The ship was financed byCSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company LimitedforSout

Photo: VCG China has been ramping up the production and transportation of coal, along with oil and gas as well as renewables, to cope with the winter peak season for electricity. China State Railway Group Co transported 118 million tons of

AET, a leading owner and operator of maritime transportation assets and specialised services, took delivery ofEagle Campos, the first of another three Suezmax Dynamic Positioning (DP2) Shuttle Tankers purpose built for long-term charter to

Members calling or passing Lanshan port, China, should note the latest updated Circular from a correspondent, Huatai Insurance Agency Consult Service Ltd, Qingdao, showing the reported positions for fish farms, which is available here in En

Global ocean fleet statistics of Alphaliner show that the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is now the worlds largest ocean carrier by operated container vessel capacity. Some 52 years after its foundation in 1970, MSC, the long-term num

[Photo:PR/LISCR] Left to Right: Benson Peretti, EVP and Alfonso Castillero, COO of the Liberian Registry The Liberian Registry is now the worlds largest tanker flag. With the recent addition of 2.7 Million GT of new tankers, the Liberian ta

As we say hello to 2022 and I reflect on one of the most demanding periods in PI history, I am certain that the International Group system remains robust and resilient to meet the challenges head-on and that North will continue to provide t

On January 4, 2022, the first working day of the new year. Hudong-Zhonghua and China Shipbuilding Trading christened and delivered the fourth 15000TEU ultra-large container ship CMA CGM APOLLON. The ship has excellent performance. The main

On January 4, the data released by Chinas E-Gas system showed that from December 27, 2021, to the week of January 2, 22, China imported a total of 29 ships of LNG. About 1.87 million tons, at a relatively high level. In 2021, China imported

The unprecedented move by the worlds biggest thermal coal exporter has fuelled uncertainty in the seaborne market as the decision will block shipments to key consumers such as China ahead of the peak winter demand season, even with deals al

The technology group Wrtsil has again been selected to supply a broad scope of solutions for new LNG-fuelled container ships ordered by CMA CGM, a global leader of shipping and logistics based in France. This latest series comprises 12 cont

China started the construction of the worlds largest and most advanced green roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ship in Yangzhou, East Chinas Jiangsu Province, marking the countrys design and manufacturing level of mega ro-ro vessels has reached a ne

Please note, November 2021 total fleet values in the Top 10 Ship Owning Nations Regions include the vessel types covered by VesselsValue: Bulker, Tanker, Container, Reefer, Small Dry, LNG, LPG, Vehicle Carriers, RoRo, Cruise, OSV, OCV, MODU

The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex was the poster child for supply chain gridlock in 2021, with dozens of vessels scattered for miles off the coast waiting for a berth and piles of containers bringing landside cargo flow to a crawl. Ve