In an industry first, ABS has awarded China Merchants Industry (CMI) Approval in Principle (AIP) for its self-developed Deep-Sea Mining Riser and Lift System. The AIP follows ABS awarding AIP for CMIs deep-sea mining system design, which wa

UECCs ambitious effort to upgrade its fleet with low-carbon vessels remains on track with the launch this week of the second in a series of three LNG battery hybrid newbuilds at a Chinese yard. The latest newbuild pure car and truck carrier

On August 18, China Shipbuilding Trading and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry delivered another 115,000DWT crude/product tanker MAERSK SIMONE to Maersk Tankers. The ship is the sixth ship of Maersks 115,000DWT crude/product tankers undertaken b

On August 18, General Administration of Customs released the latest statistics monthly report on Chinas imports and exports in July. Statistics show that in July this year, China exported 535 ships, an increase of 17.1% year-on-year, and th

On the morning of August 18, China Merchants Port announced that Wang Xiufeng will be appointed as vice chairman and CEO of China Merchants Port, and relevant procedures will be followed in accordance with regulations. Previously, China Mer

GTTandCCS, the China classification society, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning a technical cooperationfor the application of GTT membrane technology. In the framework of this agreement,GTT and CCS will cooperateon t

Chinese authorities are expected to begin a phased reopening of a container terminal at the massive Port of Ningbo by the end of the week if no further COVID infections are detected. And the overall effects on ocean shipping so far have bee

The hull construction of the worlds largest purely electric-drive cruise ship has been completed in a shipbuilding industrial park in Yichang, Hubei province, in a step toward providing more options in the green growth of transportation on

Chinas steel shipments to Australia have dwindled by more than 50 percent in recent months, faster than the countrys overall steel export plunge, and the trend is set to further accelerate, as China takes more measures to cut output and res

As of 8:55 on August 15th, the container throughput of Ningbo Zhoushan Port this year reached 20 million TEUs, one month earlier than last years breakthrough of 20 million TEUs. Due to the recent temporary closure of Meishan port area due t

Benefiting from the strong demand for container shipping and rising freight rates, Wan Hai Lines delivered a bright performance in the first half of the year, with a year-on-year profit growth of 18 times, and a promising performance in the

On August 16, the first domestic pure electric tugboat Yungang Electric Tug No. 1 independently built by LianyungangPortHoldingGroup was delivered for trial operation in Lianyungang, Jiangsu. The ship has a total length of 35.5 meters, a wi

Chinese coking coal futures closed slightly higher on Tuesday, after falling as much as 3% in morning session, hurt by expectations of cooling demand from mills and coking plants, while supply-side shortages were expected to recover. Chinas

Chinas tracking vessel Yuanwang-6 departed on Tuesday from its home port in East Chinas Jiangsu province for a new round of monitoring missions in the Indian Ocean. Yuanwang-6 will operate at sea for around 76 days in this round of maritime

Chinas state-owned Yantian Port Group is reviving a 19 million-barrel oil storage facility in the Zhoushan archipelago after acquiring the asset from a debt-laden private firm, according to two industry sources and local state media. Yantia