Thermal coal inventories in India have plunged in recent weeks and currently stand at just 8 days of consumption. Last time they hit such a seasonal low was in 2017. The nationwide lockdown in the spring prevented power plants from building

Increased vaccination levels, easing international travel restrictions, and a desire to break free from screens, are combining to fuel expectations, and exhibition bookings, ahead of Nor-Shipping 2022. Your Arena for Ocean Solutions, taking

Installation of the worlds largest floating offshore wind farm, the ABS-Classed Kincardine Offshore Wind has been completed. The 48MW project,approximately 15km off the southeast coast of Aberdeenshire, at water depths ranging between 60m t

Container shipping demand remains strong heading into the fourth quarter. Ongoing COVID-19 flare-up however continues to present challenges across Asia Pacific, with Vietnam extending the lockdown in its manufacturing heartland around Ho Ch

The fully automated container terminal at Qingdao Port owned and operated by Shandong Port Group, or SPG, based in Qingdao city in East Chinas Shandong province on Aug 24 set a world efficiency record for the seventh time. The terminal brok

The cargo throughput of Tianjin Port in North Chinas Tianjin municipality exceeded 300 million tonnes this year on Tuesday, the best record in history, according to Tianjin Port (Group) Co., Ltd. Meanwhile, the container throughput of Tianj

The Baltic Exchanges main dry bulk sea freight index fell on Wednesday, halting a 11-session rally that saw it scale its highest level in over a decade, as the larger capesize vessel segment retreated. The overall index, which factors in ra

With just over four months of 2021 to go, global bunker fuel demand is on track to post a near 5% year-on-year rise as major bunkering hubs perform well, but still drastically lags 2019 levels as COVID-19 outbreaks continue to wreak havoc,

Chinas liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports are expected to increase at a slower pace in the second half of the year after blistering growth over the first six months, but the moderation is unlikely to put a brake on surging international pr

Shipbuilding Giant CSSC ( China State Shipbuilding Corporation ) will move its headquarters in Beijing to Shanghai. On August 24, the Shanghai Municipal Peoples Government and CSSC signed a cooperation agreement. According to the agreement,

The navigation environment is complex in Chinese coastal waters where traditional fishing areas for fishing vessels often overlap with seaways. In fishing seasons, collisions between merchant vessels and fishing vessels occur from time to t

Solid demand across dry bulk vessels segments propelled the Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index to its highest level in more than a decade on Tuesday, with larger capesizes stretching a winning streak to a 10th straight day. The overall

Against a backdrop of rising customer expectations, environmental standards and competition between brands, cruise ship interior design is becoming ever-more precise in its requirements for materials, textures, colours and patterns. To cont

After the market closed, CMES Shipping disclosed the performance for the first half of 2021 on Shanghai Stock Exchanges website. According to the Companys semi-annual report, affected by both the severe depression of the tanker market and t

The spot price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia is usually at a seasonal low in August in what is historically the shoulder season between summer and winter peak demand. That the price of spot cargoes LNG-AS is at the highest for this