The Philippines fully supports the recognition of Filipino seafarers as key workers ensuring that ship crew changes can take place safely amid COVID-19 pandemic. This was in response to the statement of International Maritime Organization (

1. The first 5G smart port jointly developed by COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle and China Mobile (Shanghai) for driverless container truck has passed the trial run. 2.Fire fighters extinguish fire which broke out o

The historical descent of the Paran river has already caused losses to the country for more than 240 million dollars in these first five months of the year, according to a study by the Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR), and the situation causes

FILE PHOTO: Grain is loaded aboard ships on a port on the Parana river near Rosario, Argentina, January 31, 2017. Picture taken January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES, May 10 (Reuters) Ships trans

On May 8, the worlds largest container ship HMM Algeciras of Hyundai Merchant Marine left Yantian International Container Terminal with fully loaded, setting a new world record in freight volume. HMM Algeciras is about 400 meters long, 61 m

On May 9, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) successfully delivered the second 208000 DWT bulk carrier HAGEN OLDENDORFF for CDB Leasing, 20 days ahead of the contract delivery time. On the day of delivery, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industr

In the morning of May 11, an automated driverless truck for containers delivered the containers for loading the Vessel COSCO SHIPPING ROSE next to the shore bridge No. 102 and collected containers unloaded from the vessel under the shore br

Fire fighters extinguish fire which broke out on a crude oil tanker at Waruna Shipyard at the Port of Belawan in Indonesias province of North Sumatra, May 11, 2020. A fire broke out on a crude oil tanker docked at Waruna Shipyard at the Por

The markets, particularly for shipping, oil and stocks, have been highly volatile over the last few months and the news cycle endless. In these times of uncertainty, real time and objective data is critical to understand and take advantage

Paris MOU has issued its latest guidance related to COVID-19 for Port State Control Authorities. 1 MAB has considered and agreed that, noting the global impact of COVID-19, there is need to apply flexibility under these special circumstance

The collapse of the oil market has seen prices of marine fuels compliant with the IMO 2020 sulphur regulation dwindle providing some ease for shipowners in the unprecedented economic crash. From a shipowners or charterers perspective, the l

Chinese stainless steel futures surged on Monday, hitting their highest level in over nine months as domestic demand continued to pick up after coronavirus-related shutdowns. The most-traded stainless steel futures contract on the Shanghai

On the morning of May 8, the 130M piling ship San Hang Zhuang 20 built by China Merchants Heavy Industry (Shenzhen) for CCCC Third Harbor Engineering was delivered in Shenzhen, marking the birth of the worlds largest piling ship. The San Ha

On May 8, the 308,000-ton very large crude carrier built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry for China Shipbuilding Trading was successfully named and delivered. The representatives of DSIC, China Shipbuilding Trading and the leasing company af

1.A Chinese tug has been fitted with a space to quarantine crew members as the global maritime industry continues to implement precautionary health and safety measures to prevent COVID-19. 2.A homegrown electric cargo ship with a load capac