Dalian iron ore futures jumped as much as 7.5% on May 18 as port inventory of the steelmaking raw material in China, the worlds top steel producer, dropped to the lowest in more than three years, adding to concerns over supply. The most-tra

State-owned China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network (PipeChina) has started building a liquefied natural gas import terminal in Chinas Shandong province. The LNG facility located in coastal city Longkou is the first infrastructure project of Pip

China will impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on barley imports from Australia totalling 80.5% starting May 19, the commerce ministry said on Monday. The move, the result of a probe that began in 2018, had been widely expected afte

Recorded container throughput in April at the Port of Hong Kong fell by 7.3% compared with a year ago, the largest monthly fall since January 2020, as demand fell as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. Total box volumes in April we

With new cases of the novel coronavirus falling, many Western countries are rolling back lockdown measures for the sake of economic normality, although the details and exact timing vary across countries or regions. Can a swift and healthy r

A super offshore oil factory has been delivered in Qingdao,China. The floating production,storage,and offloading (FPSO) vessel was produced by Offshore Oil Engineering Co.,Ltd. Its 256 meters long and 49 meters wide.Its deck area is equival

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has been recognized as a top performing major flag State in the Tokyo Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) Annual Report on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region (the Report). Covering port

Stowaways are an age-old problem for shipping, but the threats they pose and the potential consequences and costs of stowaways getting on board have increased greatly in recent years. This popular, practical guide in The Nautical Institutes

On May 13, CSSC Chengxi Shipyard successfully delivered 82,000-ton bulk carrier built for Wah Kwong Group. This is the fourth new ship delivered by CSSC Chengxi in 2020. The leaders including the representative of the shipowner, the project

1.Eight Chinese seafarers on fishing vessels may have been hijacked by pirates in Cotonou and Lome. 2.Chaozhou Yatai Shipping has listed its 2012-built 76,000 dwt panamax bulker Ya Tai 3 for auction sale on Guangzhou Shipping Exchange. 3.Co

Brazils state-run Petrobras sees no need for cuts in oil production, executives say, as the market for its crude remains robust in China, while domestic demand for fuel picks up amid social distancing fatigue in Latin Americas largest econo

Chinas index of export container transport dipped in the past week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) stood at 834.24, down 0.1 percent from a week earlier, according to the ex

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a safety alert highlighting the importance of accurate Automatic Identification System (AIS) data entry and display to safe navigation following a recent towboat collision on the Mississippi River. Although t

Output of raw coal in China rose 1.3 percent year on year to 1.15 billion tonnes in the first four months this year, official data showed. The country produced 320 million tonnes of raw coal last month, up 6.0 percent year on year, narrowin

Legislative amendments to enhance the regulatory regime for Class IV vessels (i.e. local pleasure vessels) and to improve the survey regime in respect of prevention and control of pollution for certain local vessels were gazetted today (May