Compulsory pilotage will now be required for dry cargo and passenger vessels over 3,000 gross tonnes and tankers of 1,000 gross tonnes transiting eastern Hong Kong waters to and from the area of Yantian Container Terminals and Dapeng LNG Te

Customs in northern Chinas port city of Tianjin ordered 15,225 tonnes of smuggled solid waste to be shipped back to where it originated in 2019. In a campaign called blue sky 2019 that targeted the smuggling of foreign garbage, Tianjin cust

1.After 6 years, the first platform supply vessel (PSV) ever built by Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding was finally delivered. 2.Penghu, Chinas first semi-submersible wave energy breeding and tourism platform, has successfully trial-raised the first

After 6 years, the first platform supply vessel (PSV) ever built by Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding was finally delivered. On the afternoon of January 17, Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding held a signing and delivery ceremony for the Guo Hai Min Xing (H1341)

A total of 10 Myanmar crew members were rescued from a cargo ship that started to overturn in east Chinas Zhangzhou sea area on Sunday. Shortly after 21:00 on Sunday, the Sea Rescue Bureau in Zhangzhou City, east Chinas Fujian Province, rec

Chinas crude oil throughput rose to a record high in 2019 following the start-up of two mega-refineries, official data showed on Friday, with December posting the highest daily run-rate on record. The total amount of oil processed for the y

Benchmark Dalian iron ore futures rose on Friday after Vale SA halted operations at a Chilean mine and Rio Tinto reported a drop in its full-year shipments of the metal. Brazilian miner Vale SA has halted the tailings operations at the Espe

Software solutions provider Softship has been selected as a pre-approved vendor under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapores (MPA) Sea Transport Industry Digital Plan (IDP), a SGD3.7million fund to support ship agency and harbour cra

At least $1 trillion of capital investment in land-based and ship-related infrastructure required to halve international shippings greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Copenhagen, 20 January, 2020; Shipping needs to make a radical shift to zer

1.On January 17, Hudong Zhonghua, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, won the construction contract for two 79,900 cubic meters LNG vessels supporting the Malaysian LNG project. 2.China MSA issued the Guidelines for Superv

On January 17, Hudong Zhonghua, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, won the construction contract for two 79,900 cubic meters LNG vessels supporting the Malaysian LNG project. This is also the first large-scale LNG ship or

China has reportedly launched fresh restrictions on thermal coal imports this year, with tightened customs declarations at certain ports effective Friday, market sources said. Caofeidian port in northern China and Rizhao port in the eastern

On the afternoon of January 14, a delegation headed by President of China Classification Society (CCS) Mr. Mo Jianhui and Party Secretary of CCS Mr. Li Changjian visited COSCO SHIPPING. Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Capt. Xu Lirong and Directo

On the afternoon of January 16, COSCO SHIPPING signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Shanghai Construction Group (SCG). Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Capt. Xu Lirong and Chairman of SCG Mr. Xu Zheng attended the signing cerem

At a recent Navigational Safety Seminar in the territory the deputy director of marine, S F Wong offered, along with general guidance on navigational safe practice, an update on recent legislation. To strengthen the provision and usage of l