A total of 108 vessels carrying 16.89 million mt of iron ore arrived at eight major Chinese ports during July 12-18, SMM estimates. That rebounded 1.45 million mt from the prior week and rose 5.36 million mt from the previous year. SHANGHAI

Major ports in China have seen slower customs clearing for frozen food due to strict anti-virus and testing measures, on the back of a cluster of coronavirus cases linked to a wholesale food market in Beijing, and positive testing results o

The Green C Ports European Project with the participation of the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has recently been awarded the 2020 World Port Sustainability Award by the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH). The Green C

Wilhelmsen Ship Management acquires 50% stake in Ahrenkiel Steamship, a MPC Capital subsidiary Access to Wilhelmsens global network improves service scope and quality for ships under management Joint Venture leverages on a broad range of ac

After a delay of nearly half a year, the three Kamsarmax bulk carriers acquired by China Development Bank Leasing from Japanese owner Nisshin Kaiun have finally been handed over. In January this year, CDB Leasing reached an agreement with N

On July 20, Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry was listed to transfer 100% equity and 104,441,5296.63 million yuan of debt of Tianjin Xingchuan Heavy Machinery Equipment. The listing and transfer of the base price is 104,441,5297.6

1.Chinas shipbuilding industry maintained its leading position globally in the first half of the year (H1) as it held sway in three key aspects. 2.China Tianjin Container Freight Index (TCI) stood at 525.25 points on Monday, down 0.08 perce

Chinas shipbuilding industry maintained its leading position globally in the first half of the year (H1) as it held sway in three key aspects, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has said. The completion volume of shipbuildi

China Tianjin Container Freight Index (TCI), an indicator of northern Chinas international container freight rates, stood at 525.25 points on Monday, down 0.08 percent compared with the previous working day. The statistical samples of TCI c

What was on the minds of all shipowners coming into 2020 has now been clearly over shadowed by the pandemic and its significant impact. However, challenges remain on the full implementations of IMOs 2020 sulphur cap. The next key regulatory

Chinas refineries imported and processed record amounts of crude oil in June, and while these are undoubtedly bullish economic signals, its worth noting that flows into storage tanks were also likely at an all-time high. The massive amount

The authority of Posidoniaare announcing the cancellation of Posidonia 2020, originally planned for June 2020 and subsequently postponed to October 2020. They have reached this difficult decision following close consultation with many exhib

On July 15, the 250 passenger polar cruise project independently developed by China Merchants Cruise Shipbuilding obtained AIP certificate from BV. On December 4, 2019, China Merchants Industry Group and France BV Classification Society hel

Norwegian shipowner Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi placed an order for 4 Suez tankers with a total weight of 158,000 dwt at New Times Shipbuilding, with a total price of approximately US$208.4 million. New Times Shipbuilding currently holds a tot

1.Chinas cargo throughput has increased for three consecutive months, according to Ministry of Transport. 2.Chinas shipbuilders received new vessels orders amounting to 12.5 million dead weight tons (dwt) in H1, higher by 3.4% on year. 3.As