A China-made cruise ship for polar expeditions tested the water on Friday in East Chinas Jiangsu province, local maritime authorities said Saturday. Its the fourth polar expedition cruise from a series of orders signed between the Chinese s

In accordance with Fisheries Law of the Peoples Republic of China, Regulation of Zhejiang Province on Fishery and Several Opinions of the Government of Zhejiang Province on Restoration and Revitalization of Fishery of Zhejiang, as from Augu

Martin Bird has joined LQM as a client services executive. Based in London, he will support all of LQMs offices globally. Martin previously spent 10 years with Lloyds List Intelligence, helping the credit risk team to grow the business and

On 12 August, the Ministry of Health reported that a crew member working on board an ocean-going ship was tested positive for COVID-19 in Singapore. 14 other crew members on board the same ship were later confirmed to have COVID-19. All 15

On the afternoon of August 10, China Merchants Heavy Industry (Shenzhen) and Jiangsu Fanzhou Shipping held the delivery and chartering ceremony of China Merchants Heavy Industry No. 1. The successful signing of the chartering contract of Ch

1.China-U.S. West Coast container rates continue their astonishing climb. Not because of too little vessel supply, but because of too much import demand. 2.Thousands of employees at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals are scheduled to be tes

Container rates for shipping between China and U.S. West Coast have risen 11% since last week to a record high of $3,058 /FEU, and up 110% from the same period last year. China-U.S. East Coast freight rates also edged up 3% to $3,466 /FEU,

Chinas largest private LNG terminal operator ENN Energy Holdings could nearly triple LNG imports at its underutilized 3 million mt/year Zhoushan receiving terminal in eastern China with the startup of a new subsea natural gas pipeline that

Singapore September 180cst fuel oil rose by more than Dubai crude. Supplies of the 380cst high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) grade from east Chinas Zhoushan headed to Singapore. Trading firm Glencore sold two 20,000t (129,000 bl) cargoes of the 3

Copper prices eased on Thursday as concerns over supply from South America receded and seasonally weak demand in top consumer China resurfaced. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 1% to $6,373.50 a tonne in official trading

Oil prices fell on Thursday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) lowered its forecast for global crude demand in 2020. The West Texas Intermediate for September delivery lost 43 cents to settle at 42.24 dollars a barrel on the New Yo

UNCTAD said on August 10 that data for the second quarter of this year showed there were 939 cargo ports worldwide receiving regular shipping services. Shanghai, China topped this years list of the worlds 50 largest ports in terms of direct

North PI Club Chief Executive and International Group Chairman, Paul Jennings, says that the response needed for COVID-19 could inspire marine insurers to cooperate further on data sharing In the early weeks of COVID-19, the 13 Internationa

Michael Madely, VP of Global Service at Ecochlor is excited to reveal the first of many planned locations for Ecochlors spare parts support network outside the United States. Having an inventory of spare parts located in Singapore will prov

Jiangnan Shipbuilding has signed a letter of intent with Japanese owner Kumiai Senpaku for the construction of a 40,000 cubic LPG vessel (MGC), according to the companys release. This ship type is a new, independently developed MGC (PANDA R