On October 21, COSCO Shipping Development issued a related transaction notice on the cooperation with COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers on the multi-purpose pulp ships, in which it will purchase 10 62,000 DWT multi-purpose pulp ships thro

On October 19, 2020, the 7800PCTC series ship Grande Florida (ship No. GM05) was officially signed and delivered by Zhejiang East Coast Shipping, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yangfan Group, for the Italian shipowner Grimaldi. The ship is th

On October 20, Weng Jieming, Member of the CPC Committee of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) and Vice Chairman of SASAC, with the company of Cui Fenglin, Deputy Governor of Liaoni

N2tankers working with owners to assist crew changes amidst restrictions at Ports due to Pandemic reasons. The owners commercial JV entity N2 tankers who operate a fleet of Aframax tankers, reportedly have made arrangements with a stipulate

After almost two years of restrictions, China will on Nov. 1 resume imports of recycled or scrap brass, copper and cast aluminum alloy that meet certain standards, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced. These products ha

Prize to be awarded to Mr. Peter Hinchliffe, former Secretary-General, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). The prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2019 is to be awarded to Mr. Peter Hinchliffe, former Secretary-General, Intern

China Tianjin Container Freight Index (TCI), an indicator of northern Chinas international container freight rates, stood at 698.52 points on Wednesday, up 0.4 percent compared with the previous working day. The statistical samples of TCI c

Female leadership should be a priority for maritime businesses - particularly in the bunker industry - where women make up just nine per cent of senior positions. LQM Petroleum Services are bucking the trend and have a gender equality ratio

After a banner year for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) fleet in 2019, with its best ever ranking from port State control (PSC) authorities globally, the RMI Maritime Administrator (the Administrator) remained focused on enhancin

This is BIMCOs 3rd news piece reporting on new developments affecting the IMSBC Code. Today, we focus on new cargoes added to the IMSBC Code. A total of 11 new cargoes have been incorporated into the IMSBC Code. These new cargoes carrying t

BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and OCIMF warns that as the dry season approaches and sea conditions abate, an increase in attacks in the Gulf of Guinea has traditionally been seen, so maritime security risks to vessels operating in the

From 31 December 2020, the European Unions Ship Recycling Regulations (EUSRR) will require ships of 500 GT and above flying the flag of countries in the European Union (EU), and all other ships regardless of the flag, to carry an inventory

On ctober 20, the naming ceremony of the 174,000 cubic meter LNG ship LNG MEGREZ built by Hudong Zhonghua, was held at Changxing Island base 0, marking the conclusion of Hudong Zhonghua Yamal LNG project. With a total length of 295 meters,

On October 16, Hudong Heavy Machinery, a subsidiary of CSSC Marine Power, and Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding signed a contract for the construction of 2+8 WinGD 7X52DF main engines and LNG gas supply systems. The series of main engines an

Coal prices picked up slightly last week (October 12-18) in China, according to the Ministry of Commerce. Thermal coal prices rose 1.1% to 576 yuan/t, and prices of #2 anthracite lump coal ticked up 0.7% to 917 yuan/t. Coking coal prices ga