IACS re-published in May 2020 its recommendation on cyber resilience (No. 166). The new document harmonised all 12 existing recommendations in one single, standalone recommendation consolidating IACS previous 12 recommendations related to c

South Korea was a distant second player after China in terms of new shipbuilding orders in the first five months of the year, data showed Tuesday. In the January-May period, Chinese shipbuilders won new orders totaling 2.88 million compensa

The Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board yesterday threw a light on an otherwise gloomy shipping environment by declaring its intention to push ahead with Hong Kong Maritime Week (15-21 November 2020). The decision comes with the full endorsem

Eight UK organisations have signed new agreements to develop and provide renewable energy technologies, services and research in China. Aleron Group, Miros Scotland, ZOEX Wave Power, along with Logan Energy, REOptimize Systems, Anakata Wind

The Panamanian Maritime Authority, as administrator of the Panama flag has successfully repatriated 3,172 passenger and crew since the outbreak of the pandemic. Adopting a variety of modus operandi including ship-to-ship, group mode as well

Huanghua Port Co., Ltd, 70% owned by China Energy Investment Corporation (CHN Energy), saw total coal handling exceed 2 billion tonnes as of June 4 this year since its operation. The company, co-founded by CHN Energy and Hebei Construction

A total of 94 vessels carrying 15.38 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during May 31-June 6, SMM estimates. This was up 440,000 mt from the prior week and up 1.13 million mt from the previous year. The amount of arrivals

A Chinese official on Monday dismissed concerns that the Hainan free trade port will undermine Hong Kongs status as a global financial, trading and shipping center. With different orientations and priority industries, Hainan and Hong Kong a

The technology group Wrtsil has assigned Shanghai Wenli Engine Engineering (Wenli) as its distributor in China for the sales, distribution, installation, and after-sales service of the companys range of Midsize waterjets. The contract was s

Runji 1, the first bunker oil supply ship tailor made for China (Zhejiang) Free Trade Pilot Zone, went on a trial run around Daishan Island on June 4. The ship, designed by the Zhejiang Xinhai Ship Design and Research Institute and built by

International shipping businesses remain optimistic about the industrys future development in China despite facing some temporary difficulties due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts noted that shipping centers in the future sho

On June 8, 2020, the No. 2 dual-fuel ro-ro ship built by CIMC Raffles for the Swedish shipping giant WALLENIUS SOL AB started construction on schedule. The ship is the second dual-fuel ro-ro ship in the dual-fuel ro-ro ship 2+2 series proje

Recently,Nansha Container Terminal of Guangzhou Port achieved a new high in container throughput in May, with a total throughput of 510,500 teu, a new high in a single month this year. By the end of May, Nansha Container Terminal has 42 lin

1.The United States warned on Monday that it would punish any country that deals with Irans top shipping company. 2.Oil prices sank on Monday despite major crude producers agreement to extend their current output cuts. 3.On World Oceans Day

The international shipping industry has warned of a threat to global trade from a mounting crisis on board merchant vessels, with up to 400,000 crew stranded either at sea or at home by travel restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic.