Maersk and CMA CGM announced blank sailings last Friday as the container lines see reduced demand due to the coronavirus outbreak in China and the extension of the Lunar New Year holiday. Last Friday CMA CGM announced on its website that du

CMES has been deeply concerned on the outbreak of novel coronavirus and has collaborated with China Merchants Charitable Foundation to urgently buy medical protective supplies for Hubei. Through its global business network and agents in Sin

Due to the current Coronavirus outbreak, ports are imposing various restrictions on vessels and crew. With your safety as our priority,Wilhelmsen Ship Service hascreated an overview of port restrictions worldwide. Click on each port or count

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has reportedly declared a force majeure on LNG contracts due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Sources close to the matter told Platts that the deliveries have been impacted b

Container port volumes in China could take an estimated hit of 6 million TEU in the first quarter of 2020 from the impact of the coronavirus, according to analyst Alphaliner. The analyst warned that the coronavirus will reduce container car

Hong Kongs Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health yesterday (February 5) said that subsequent to the notification of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection involving eight travellers from the Mainland who took the

China decided to lower the rates of additional tariffs levied on about $75 billion in imported goods from the United States starting Feb 14, to further ease Sino-US trade tensions and promote economic and trade cooperation between the two s

China MSA is making the following announcement regarding the handling of maritime related matters by Chinese domestic vessels during the period of epidemic prevention and control: 1.If the relevant certificates ofships, seafarers, and ship

1.China MSA states that during epidemic prevention perid,if the ship certificate expires and the annual inspection cannot be completed on time, the application may be postponed, and the maritime administrations shall not impose administrati

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company, a Hong Kong-listed ship leasing firm issued a positive profit alert through the exchange on Monday. Based on a preliminary review of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the Group for the year ended 31 D

China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec), Chinas largest oil refiner, started to provide free natural gas Tuesday for Leishenshan hospital, one of the makeshift hospitals for novel coronavirus patients in Wuhan. The gas supply for the hosp

The Shanghai International Energy Exchange announced to temporarily suspend the nighttime trading of crude oil futures and natural rubber futures for the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus. China launched crude oil futures and

DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its instant online quotation and booking service to DHL Ocean Direct FCL (full-container-load). The service myDHLi Quote + Book makes instant bookings for air and ocean freight as well as door-to-door ship

On Thursday 30 January, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade released a statement confirming that China was offering force majeure certificates to local companies unable to fulfil their international contractual obliga

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