Having worked in Chinas shipbuilding industry for nearly four decades, Hu Keyi has witnessed how the sector has evolved from a follower to a competitive leader on the world stage. The 59-year-old is today the chief expert of China State Shi

Chinese coking coal futures soared 8% to hit their daily upper limit and an all-time high on Thursday, fuelling a rally in coke prices too, as sluggish imports and production control at mines stoked supply concerns. Mongolia reported most s

The Baltic Exchanges main dry bulk sea freight index fell to a two-week low on Thursday, as a retreat in panamaxes and supramaxes offset a slight uptick in the larger capesize segment. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize,

For the third time Hamburg Messe und Congress has conducted a large-scale survey asking exhibitors and visitors of SMM, for decades the leading global trade fair for the maritime industry, to give their assessments of the sectors economic a

NAVTOR, a global leader in maritime e-Navigation and performance optimisation, has been selected to join a European-funded, Philips-led consortium focused on exploiting the potential, and ensuring the integrity, of cyber-physical systems (C

Labor unions of South Koreas largest shipping company HMM on Thursday scrapped a strike plan after reaching a new wage deal with management. HMM officials and representatives of the two unions, separately representing land-based and longsho

On August 30, China Development Bank Leasing announced its 2021 interim results. In the first half of the year, the companys operating income was approximately 10.442 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.6%; Net profit was approximate

Norwegian export credit agency Eksfin (formerly Export Credit Norway and GIEK) is playing a major role in accelerating the green shift at sea, providing loan guarantees approaching 1 billion Euro for the construction of 35 eco-friendly vess

French containment specialist GTT has received a tank design order from the Chinese Jiangnan Shipyard for Chinese ship-owner Jovos LNG carrier. Jovo ordered a mid-scale LNG carrier with a capacity of 79,800 cubic metres from Jiangnan Shipya

China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd (CIMC), a leading container manufacturer, registered a record H1 performance this year amid surging global demand for shipping containers. The companys revenue reached 73.2 billion yuan (abo

The Baltic Exchanges main dry bulk sea freight index extended its fall to a second day on Wednesday, as rates across vessel segments weakened. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize vessels,

Major Chinese and Hong Kong shipping groups logged record revenue and profit growth in the first half of the year, buoyed by a confluence of factors driving up international freight rates. State-owned COSCO Shipping Holdings, the worlds thi

Maritime transport plays and will continue to play an essential role in global and European trade and economy. In recent years, the maritime sector has taken significant measures to alleviate its environmental impacts. Ahead of a projected

RINA has announced its acquisition of the entire share capital of Logimatic Solutions, a leading software company, headquartered in Denmark. The company, with a turnover of about 6 million euros, will be fully integrated within the RINA Gro

Global ship management company V.Group has been awarded a contract by Shanghai-basedBoqiang Heavy Industry Group to project manage a newbuildwind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). Under the contract, SeaTec,V.Groupsprovider of technical s