There are signs that shipping operations in China are returning to normal, according to figures from Lloyds List Intelligence, which show the number of container-related vessel calls at the major container hub of Shanghai and Yangshan have

The ship sank at around 1500 Beijing time Mar 14, of 13 crew, 10 were rescued, 3 are missing. Cargo ship JING WEI 188 sank reportedly, on Mar 14 or 15, in southern Taiwan Strait south of Xiamen, 3 crew are missing. The ship was en route fro

1.Coronavirus infections in China have markedly declined in recent weeks, but the Asian giants economic recovery may be held back by the global outbreak, 2.Taiwans Evergreen has rolled out online booking platform, GreenX to provide shippers

The 70,000 DWT wood chips ship was launched on 10th March 2020, this is the first of the series ordered by NOVA in June 2018. The order was reported then consisting 4 with 4 options. The launching also shows the full recovery of this state-

Taiwans Evergreen has rolled out online booking platform, GreenX to provide shippers and forwarders instant quotes and allow them to book space with prioritised equipment within minutes. Launched in January, the platform has received 2,000

The IMO Headquarters building is closed to visitors and staff, on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 March, as a precautionary measure due to the COVID-19 virus. This follows the 11 March assessment by the World Health Organization (WHO) that COVID-

Viking Cruises announced it is cancelling cruises through April 30, becoming the first major cruise line to take such drastic measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Cruise line Viking has decided to temporarily suspend ocean and

Even before the effects of the coronavirus, the Phase One agreement between China and the US failed to boost volumes of the implicated goods in January. In fact, exports of the manufactured, agricultural and energy goods included in the dea

Hong Kongs medical experts on Thursday said that to stop the further spread of the novel coronavirus, the government should tighten up port quarantine measures for overseas arrivals - especially those from Europe. As of Thursday, 21 of the

The U.S. Coast Guard sailing ship Eagle has canceled its upcoming port call scheduled for this week in Charleston, South Carolina, citing health and safety concerns. Eagle always enjoys visiting Charleston and interacting with the community

1.VLCC freight rates surged in Asia Wednesday as Saudi Arabian shipping company Bahri chartered 14 tankers ahead of Aramco output hike. 2.The board of directors of COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers elected Mr. Chen Wei as the chairman of

On March 10, COSCOSHIPPING Specialized Carriersissued an announcement saying that Ding Nong resigned as chairman due to job changes. The board of directors of COSCO SHIPPINGSpecialized Carriers elected Mr. Chen Wei as the chairman of the co

VLCC freight rates surged in Asia Wednesday as Saudi Arabian shipping company Bahri chartered more than a dozen VLCCs from the spot market with the country planning to step up crude output by 3 million b/d from April, market participants sa

Chinese iron ore futures ended flat after a volatile session on Wednesday, as hopes for an improvement in demand for the steelmaking raw material were offset by worries over the rapid global spread of the coronavirus. Iron ore on the Dalian

Saudi Arabian shipping company Bahri has booked 14 super tankers to load crude oil in late-March, Reuters reported sources as saying. The spike in bookings follows the announcement by Saudi Aramco yesterday that it plans to ramp up producti