According to the latest customs data, Chinas soybean imports in October plunged 25% month-on-month and 11% year-on-year. Imports during the first ten months of the year were also down by 8% compared to the same period last year. The sharp d

1.LR has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd. (CMES), CNOOC Gas and Power Group, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC), and Gaztransport and Technigaz SA (GTT) for an LNG-fuelled VLCC desi

China delivered its self-made worlds top class 350,000 tons of offshore floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit P70 to Brazil in Qingdao City of east Chinas Shandong Province on Wednesday. The delivery is expected to further

China State Shipbuilding Corp is constructing the nations largest and most advanced research vessel, according to project leaders. Construction of the ship, which will be named after renowned revolutionary and statesman Sun Yat-sen, started

The Hong Kong-flagged VLCC, Nave Constellation had 19 of its crew kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria, some 66 nautical miles south of Bonny Offshore Terminal, and 24 nautical miles east of the Egina FPSO. The vessel, which is owned by Navio

LR has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd. (CMES), CNOOC Gas and Power Group, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC), and Gaztransport and Technigaz SA (GTT) for an LNG-fuelled VLCC design

On the morning of December 4, 2019, a delegation of Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board led by Mr. So Wai-man, Under Secretary for Transport and Housing Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region visited COSCO SHI

The construction of the Xuwen Port project in Zhanjiang is on track to be completed sometime in December, according to local port officials. Xuwen Port is located at the heart of the transportation channel that connects the Qiongzhou Strait

Four people are missing after a fishing boat sank in the sea near East Chinas Fujian province Thursday morning, local authorities said. The fishing boat carrying 17 people sank in the waters near Gulei Peninsula of Zhangzhou city at around

2019 International Ship Management and Technology Forum(ISMTF)was successfullyheld on Dec 4, 2019 in Shanghai, China,whichwas co- organized by China Ship owners Association (CSA) and Xinde Marine News, supported by Dalian Maritime University

1.At Marintec China 2019 to be held in Shanghai from December 3 to 6, CSSC will sign projects worth nearly 30 billion yuan, the first centralized signing ceremony for a large-scale shipbuilding and offshore project since the founding of CSS

On December 3, Marintec China 2019, the largest maritime exhibition in Asia and the second largest in the world, officially opened in Shanghai. During the exhibition, New Dayang and China Development Bank Leasing signed a letter of intent o

On the afternoon of December 2, 2019, a delegation led by Mr. Alastair Marsh, Global CEO of Lloyds Register visited COSCO SHIPPING headquarters in Shanghai. Capt. Xu Lirong, Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING, and Mr. Sun Yunfei, Executive Vice Pre

The following article, provided by Ince Hong Kong, outlines the circumstances behind the awarding of a precedent English Court judgement that effectively calls a halt to the clause busting practice of trading vessels sold for scrap. INCE AC

Chinas iron ore futures jumped more than 2% on December 3 after Vale SA, the worlds largest iron ore miner, lowered its production outlook for the steelmaking raw material. Dalian Commodity Exchanges most-traded iron ore contract, with Janu