On June 21, the 16300 dwt dual-fuel chemical 8# ship FURE VITEN built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) was officially delivered to the owner, marking Jinling (Yangzhou)s 10,000-ton 2# terminal officially opened the way to deli

On June 21, BOKM SHANGHAI, the first of the 325,000DWT VLOC series built by Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding for BoComm Leasing and KMARIN, was christened and delivered and left the factory for its maiden voyage. BOKM SHANGHAI: 339.9 meters in len

On June 18, CSSC Chengxi (Yangzhou), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, delivered the first 85,000 dwt bulk carrier CL GENEVA to CDB Leasing. The ship is the first cooperation between CDB Leasing and CSSC Chengxi. It is d

Until or unless the world is fully vaccinated, we should expect container freight disruptions that have so badly affected the petrochemicals industry to continue. We are a long, long way from full vaccination as just 0.8% of people in low-i

While the IMO 0.50% sulphur cap on marine fuels has been successful from a safety perspective, complying with the regulation has proved a headache for many shipowners. North PI Club Loss Prevention Executive Alvin Forster calls for clarity

Chinas coastal bulk freight market saw a decrease in general demand in the week ending Friday, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). The composite index for coastal bulk freight fell 0.8 percent week on week to 1,231.61, the SS

Chinas May soybean imports from Brazil jumped 82% from the previous month, bolstered by the arrival of cargoes due to land earlier but delayed by rains, customs data showed on Sunday. China, the worlds top importer of soybeans, brought in 9

On June 18, Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding, China Shipbuilding Trading and the joint party represented by PetroChina International signed a LNG transportation project in Shanghai for 3 174,000 m3 LNG carrier construction. This is the second t

Ningbo Zhoushan Port completed the cargo throughput of 509.43 million DWT from January to May, up 13.15% year on year; Container throughput reached 13.238 million TEU, up 23.5% year on year. In May, Ningbo Zhoushan Port completed 111.0728 m

Following the first order in 2019, Hudong Zhonghua won another order for the worlds largest 24,000TEU container ship from Evergreen, further consolidating its leading position in the field of ultra-large container ship construction. On June

DNV, the worlds leading classification society, has completed a concept verification review of Odfjell Oceanwinds WindGrid (WindGrid) system for Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs). DNVs review confirms the technical feasibility of the WindG

Inchcapes global Liner sector head, Hamish White, has overseen some major wins in the last 12 months despite the pandemic, and nails it when he says building trust through transparency is a key factor for liner principals in the third-party

China Classification Society (CCS) and China COSCO Shipping Group Co. Ltd have signed a new agreement that will see the organisations work together to tackle the issue of greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime sector. CCS vice-president S

Shipowner and investor Tor Olav Troim created another bulk carrier company, Himalaya Shipping, and signed 8+4 208,000 dwt LNG-powered Newcastlemax bulk carriers in New Times Shipbuilding. The cost of each ship ordered by Himalaya is between

The National Immigration Administration issued 16 new measures to simplify work formalities and procedures to reduce the cost of shipping enterprises on Friday. All of the measures come into effect immediately. Under the background of susta