An airplane carrying a batch of anti-epidemic materials donated by a Shandong-based Chinese port company took off Thursday from south Chinas Guangzhou City for the Republic of Guinea to help the country fight COVID-19. The materials, includ

Recommended Framework of Protocols for ensuring safe ship Crew Changes and travel during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic The Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) representing employers and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) r

The Baltic Exchange has added quarterly assessments (GOPEX) on the cost of operating LNG and LPG tankers to its growing suite of shipping investor tools. Data will be provided by leading independent third-party ship management companies Ang

Every two years SMM brings together industry stakeholders from around the world. Because of the coronavirus crisis, the leading international maritime trade fair has been postponed until 2-5 February 2021. Not surprisingly, the effects of t

The U.S. Departments of State and Treasury, and the U.S. Coast Guard, issued a global advisory​ to alert the maritime industry, and those active in the energy and metals sectors, to deceptive shipping practices used to evade sanctions, wi

On the morning of May 11, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) successfully delivered the sixth 1750TEU container ship (N805), which created better conditions for the completion of the annual work tasks. Su Wenwei, general manager of t

1.On May 13, COSCO SHIPPING and Bank of Communications signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shanghai. 2.Chinese offshore engineering firm Zhongtian Technology has won a tender to provide offshore engineering services for SPICs Rudong

IACS is pleased to announce the publication of its Recommendation on Cyber Resilience (No. 166). This single, standalone Recommendation consolidates IACS previous 12 Recommendations related to cyber resilience (Nos. 153 to 164) and applies

On May 13, COSCO SHIPPING and Bank of Communications signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shanghai. Xu Lirong, Chairman and Secretary of the Party Group of COSCO Shipping Group, and Ren Deqi, Chairman and Secretary of the Party Commi

Qingdao Port of Shandong Port Group introduces designated delivery storage facility for crude oil futures On May 7, a designated delivery storage facility for crude oil futures, licensed as the nations first port enterprise of its kind, was

Informa Marketsafter consultation with their joint venture partners the China Container Industry Association (CCIA)has made the decision to postpone Intermodal Asia until 2021. Rob Fisher, Group Director, Intermodal Asia said: This has been

Benchmark iron ore futures in China jumped to their highest level in over nine and a half months on Wednesday, driven by higher demand for the steelmaking ingredient as steel mills ramped up output amid improving profit margins. The most ac

The International Group of PI Clubs, in partnership with other shipping industry organisations, has released the COVID-19 Related Guidelines for Ensuring a Safe Shipboard Interface Between Ship and Shore Based Personnel. The aim of the guid

Industry insiders forecast a negative impact for the countrys State-owned oil companies if crude prices remain depressed throughout the year as Chinas top three oil behemoths have announced plans to slash spending plans in 2020 to weather f

Inmarsats latest research study has found that the global mining sector is undergoing an Internet of Things (IoT) revolution with respondents reporting significant increases in adoption of connected technologies. Specialist market research