As COVID-19 continues to spread in Singapore, a number of foreign workers dormitories have been among the hardest hit. In response, China Merchants Energy Shipping (Singapore) Holding Pte Ltd (CMESS) is prioritizing relief efforts. On the a

Chinas crude oil output rose 2.4 percent year on year to 48.57 million tonnes in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, official data showed. During the same period, China processed about 149.28 million tonnes of crude oil, down 4.6 percent year o

Chinese oceanographic research ship Xiangyanghong 06 is sailing to the Pacific Ocean from a port in east Chinas Shandong Province for a 75-day expedition. The expedition team, led by the Ministry of Natural Resources, will focus on the rese

Chinas granting export quotas for refined oil products to non-State-owned refineries in the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone will ease the countrys domestic oversupply of petroleum products, while sharpening the competitive edge of local refi

With the development of the supplier approval service of China Classification Society (CCS) and the increasing demand of shipping companies and maritime works owners for overseas suppliers, CCS will vigorously promote overseas supplier appr

On April 15, Cosco Shipping Heavy Industrys Dalian yard held the naming and delivery ceremony of the sixth 62,000-ton pulp ship COSCO SHIPPING CHANG QING built for COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers. COSCO SHIPPING CHANG QING has a total l

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry established a new company and successfully purchased its bankruptcy and liquidation subsidiaries- DSIC Shipping Engineering and DSIC Steel for 624 million yuan. On April 16, CSSC issued a notice that DSIC Shippi

1.Chinas gross domestic product stood at 20.65 trillion yuan in the first quarter of 2020 amid COVID-19 impact, down 6.8 percent year on year. 2.Its a good opportunity for China to top up its strategic crude reserve as its reliance on impor

OPEC released its much anticipated April monthly report. Crude Oil Price Movements Crude oil prices collapsed in March 2020, recording their deepest monthly drop since the global financial crisis in 2008. The ramifications of the COVID-19 p

Classification society ABS has successfully completed a pilot project using 3D digital models to carry out surveys. The pilot was carried out with the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO). Surveyors used 3D digital models instea

The Sea Traffic Management (STM) concept project, STM BALT SAFE, has signed up 50 tankers that frequently sail in the Baltic Sea to an ECDIS update to enable route sharing. Wrtsil Voyage has won the contract to update the ECDIS systems. The

Battle Against Novel Coronavirus Chinas gross domestic product stood at 20.65 trillion yuan (about 2.91 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2020 amid COVID-19 impact, down 6.8 percent year on year, data from the National Bureau o

The Liberian Registry has developed and released a dynamic Detention Prevention Programme (DPP), which is an automated Port State Control (PSC) risk assessment system that focuses on preparedness before Liberian vessels enter into port. Thi

Global, sector-focused law firm assisted Abu Dhabi Ports on its purchase of bulk carrier Mv NIKI. HFW also provided completion services to all parties on the transaction, which was closed remotely via video conference due to Covid-19. Parti

Soybean crushers in southern China have begun to receive beans again from South America, easing a supply shortage in the worlds top market, crushers and analysts said. Chinese buyers bring in soybeans to crush into soymeal for the livestock