Shipbuilding industry is one of the key industries in China and one of the key industries in Liaoning Province. In recent years, the bank has issued a total of about 3 billion yuan of loans to shipbuilding enterprises, mainly to support the

Construction contracts for 18 4600TEU container ships worth 4.5 billion yuan have been signed by ZhongGu Logistics. After the first order of 10 from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding earlier this month, ZhongGu Logistics has finally placed an order

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has successfully classedthree 8000DWT 122 m general cargo vessels for JSW Shipping Logistics Pvt. Ltd., a JSW Group Company. JSWGroup is a multi-billion-dollarconglomerate based in India and is involved

The adverse effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on seafarers,isone of the safety issues being discussed at theseventh session of theInternational Maritime Organization (IMO)Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW

This marine notice provides information to ship owners, operators and masters about the Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) on livestock ships which will run from 1 March 2021 to 31 August 2021. The purpose of the FIC is to: determine the lev

The incident on the CSSC Cape Town appeared to be in the area of the vessels forecastle, where the vessels anchor mechanism is housed. The injured crew were transferred to the Seville burns unit after sustaining 40% and 25% burns. Gibraltar

Croatia is the latest country to accede to IMOs treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling the Hong Kong Convention. The Convention covers the design, construction, operation and maintenance of ships, and preparation for ship

Trucks run through the container terminal of the Lianyungang port in East Chinas Jiangsu Province on Wednesday. The port got off to a good start this year with its cargo throughput up 3.87 percent year-on-year to 22.06 million tons in Janua

The largest U.S.-listed dry bulk shipping companies are buying up ships in the secondhand market in anticipation of higher rates ahead. During conference calls on Thursday, executives of both Golden Ocean (NASDAQ: GOGL) and Star Bulk (NYSE:

Chinas domestic thermal coal demand will continue to weaken in the coming days because of rising spring temperatures, although demand will rebound by March when industries fully reopen after the lunar new year holiday. Chinas week-long luna

The China Tianjin Bulk Freight Index (TBI), an indicator of northern Chinas international bulk freight rates, stood at 1,003.03 points on Thursday, up 25.92 percent compared with the previous working day. The statistical samples of TBI cove

Yangtze River Protection Law will come into force on March 1, 2021. The law stipulates that it is banned to transport highly toxic chemicals and other dangerous chemicals prohibited by the state from inland transportation on the waters of t

The composite index increased 1.1% this week, however, 213.9% up when compared with same period of 2020. The average composite index of the WCI, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is $5,246 per 40ft container, which is $3,586 higher than

Some voyages were suspended during the festival, and the composite index trended steady Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Feb-12, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quote

The BIMCO Maritime Information department informs members on a weekly basis, updates about the COVID-19 in relation to implementation measures imposed by governments for sea transport including for crew change as well as from the United Nat