Enables Alibaba.com Global Customers to Book and Purchase Sea Freight and Logistic Services from ZIM on Alibaba.com ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd . , a global container liner shipping company, and Alibaba.com, the worlds leading B2B

In a bid to reduce steel output and thereby tackle problems related to pollution levels, China has announced some policy changes that can redefine the steel landscape of the country. The government has annulled the export tax rebate for som

Ship owners at Yangshan Port will now benefit from high quality bunker fuels supplied by a partnership between Vitol, the worlds leading energy company and Zhejiang Seaport International Trading Co. Ltd. (SeaportBunker), a subsidiary of Nin

Countrys location, economic development and vast renewable energy sources make it well suited to be a hub for green maritime fuel. A study by Ricardo and Environmental Defense Fund for the P4G Getting to Zero Coalition Partnership finds tha

INTERCARGO is supporting the shipping community by encouraging bulk carriers in ports around the world to sound their horns at 12 noon local time on 25 June, the IMO Day of the Seafarer, to remind the world of the urgent need to vaccinate a

DNV has revised its ST-0033 Maritime Simulator Systems standard with the introduction of a new class D for all function areas covering cloud-based simulation. The new standard sets an industry first, and DNV is ready to begin certification

Most routes were tight, and the overall index rose slowly Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Jun-18, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes 3250.9 points, slightly up b

With the fullsupport of relevant government departments and on the premise of strictepidemic prevention, Hutchison Ports YANTIAN (YANTIAN) has taken proactivemeasures to steadily resume normal terminal operations. Currently, COVID-19 hasbee

Energy transition in the four major economies in Asia mean CJIK are taking more liquified natural gas. The four imported 207.2 million tonnes of LNG last year, 3 percent plus over 2019, which represents 58% of worlds total seaborne trade. T

The four major crude oil users, China, Japan, Korea and India started to import more crude oil due to the economic recovery. In the first 5 months, the 4 majors just unloaded 412.5472 million tonnes of crude oil into their tanks refiners, j

The fourth 50,000-ton semi-submersible vessel, tailored for JGCs Canada LNG Project, was delivered to Cosco Shipping Spe. The delivery and naming ceremony of 50,000-ton semi-submersible vessel Xiang An Kou On June 18th, the fourth 50,000-to

Chinas trade in first 5 months grows by 27.2% The Customs House just released the first 5 months trade statistics which show a radical growth of 27.2% compared with same period of 2019, 29.5% YoY with 2020 in US dollar terms. Total trade in

Los Angeles, Long Beach and Northwest Alliance (Tacoma Seattle) are the major entrance to US market. As of July 2020 the volume of containers handled by these ports started to pick up overtaking 1.8 million TEU monthly benchmark. October 20

Chinas appetite for soybean never disappoints bulkers as the nation imported 100.326 million tonnes last year, a 13.3 percent growth YoY over 2019. In the first 5 months 2021, the economy did 38.23 million tonnes, 13% more than same period

(Jan-May) With no surprise, iron ore trade expanded among the surging prices. In the first 5 months, Asian major importers bought 559.6 million tonnes of iron ore which represented a growth rate of 7% YoY, and 10% over same period of 2019.