Chinas crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia nearly doubled in May from a year earlier to all-time high as refineries snapped up cheap fuel, while the kingdom retained its position as the top supplier to the worlds biggest oil buyer. Arrivals

China has retaliated Indias custom hurdles of its manufactured products with equal measure. Indian exporters have begun to face similar issues with their consignments at the Chinese ports, as per an Indian Express report. After the developm

Figures released by the territorys Immigration Department to Hong Kong Maritime Hub show a steep climb in the number of seafarers repatriating to their home countries, or joining ships through Hong Kong, following the introduction of a new

Taking the opportunity of the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, Chongqing Port Logistics Group and Sichuan Port and Shipping Investment Group signed a cooperation agreement on June 17. According to the agreement, both s

Members of the crew of two Russian registered reefer vessels currently berthed at South Koreas southern port of Busan, have been tested positive for COVID-19. ICE STREAM and ICE CRYSTAL had both arrived from Vladivostok with frozen food-stu

Chinas space-tracking ship, Yuanwang-6, has completed maritime monitoring for the last satellite launch of the countrys BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday. The satellite, the 55th of the BeiDou family,

BIMCO has produced a COVID-19 Crew Change Clause for Time Charter Parties in response to the extraordinary circumstances faced by many owners whose crew have had to remain on board during the COVID-19 lockdown for periods often extending be

The annual Day of the Seafarer pays tribute to seafarers and acknowledges the contributions they have been making in maintaining the flow of goods. During this trying time of COVID-19 pandemic, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) is pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of the Guidelines for the control of Drug and Alcohol Onboard Ship. OCIMF and the maritime industry in general recognise the p

More than 50 Singapore based startups to get liquidity boost SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore (ESG), has appointed six co-investment partners to provide the maritime ecosystem a strong leg-up by catalysing a combine

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is encouraging ships around the world to sound their horns when in port at 12.00 local time to remind Governments of the ongoing crew change crisis. The action comes ahead of a critical summit mee

Dalian Port announced on June 19 that the company were planning to merge Yingkou Port and to raise supporting funds by issuing A-shares to all shareholders of Yingkou Port. Trading of the company was suspended from June 22. On the evening o

1.The key project of the Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Large-scale Cruise Ship Assembly Project-the No. 2 dock extension project was completed and delivered. 2.The 2,000-tonne large-scale navigational vessel Haixun 173 built by Wuchang Shipbuildi

Winners of the 13th edition of Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia were unveiled in an inaugural online celebration. Acknowledged by an independent panel of judges, 12 winners for the award categories were crowned for their extraordinary achievem

Following up on Stena Bulks successful biofuel trial in April, the company is now introducing low-carbon shipping options for its customers. Biofuel has the potential of putting shipping on the trajectory towards IMOs greenhouse gas reducti