An offshore wind power industrial park project broke ground at Haiyang Nuclear Power Equipment Manufacturing Park in Haiyang, Yantai, East Chinas Shandong province on Dec 18. The project, first of its kind in Shandong province, is being sup

On December 23, Shandong Port Group announcing the decision on the adjustment of the position of comrades: Li Fengli no longer served as party secretary and chairman of Qingdao Port Group. Jia Funing was appointed as party secretary and cha

Chinese marine fuel suppliers have signed up short-term deals to buy very low-sulphur fuel oil from companies like oil major Shell, Germanys Uniper and U.S. commodities trader Freepoint ahead of a new standard on emissions for the global sh

China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort or The Company, HKSE Code: 00144) is pleased to announce that, on 20 December 2019, CMPort entered into the Master Agreement with CMA CGM SA (CMA CGM) and Terminal Link SAS (Terminal Lin

On December 23, 2019, COSCO SHIPPING and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement. Capt. Xu Lirong, Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING, Mr. Wang Dongjin, Chairman of CNOOC, Mr. Fu Gangfeng,

French ballast water treatment specialist BIO-UV Group has strengthened its global partnership network with Hai Cheung Trading (HCT), a specialist marine equipment supplier based in Hong Kong to reinforce the commercial rollout of BIO-SEA b

Japans JERA has entered into a memorandum of understanding with PetroChina International, a unit of China National Petroleum Corporation, concerning cooperation in the LNG business. Under the MOU, JERA and PCI will discuss opportunities to

From 1 March 2020, not only the use of fuel oil with a sulphur content exceeding 0.50% will be prohibited, but even carrying fuel oil intended for use on board that ship, with a sulphur content exceeding 0.50%, will be prohibited, unless th

Netherlands-based Damen Marine Components (DMC), which specializes in the design and production of rudders, has completed the supply of nine Van der Velden ATLANTIC rudders to COSCO Guangdong Shipyard over a two-and-a-half-year period. The

1.On December 23, 2019, COSCO SHIPPING and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement. 2.Ren Yuanlin, chairman of Chinas largest private shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, has finis

The IMO considers exhaust gas scrubbers to be an acceptable means of reducing vessels sulphur emissions and ensuring compliance with MARPOL Annex VI. A separate guideline, Resolution MEPC.259(68) , specifies the requirements for the verific

1.National Energy Group Huanghua Port recently realized full-process remote control and completed the first unmanned operation of a coal port in China. 2.Zhenhua Heavy Industry signed a contract with SAIC for two 3000-square-meter self-prop

The IMO considers exhaust gas scrubbers to be an acceptable means of reducing vessels sulphur emissions and ensuring compliance with MARPOL Annex VI. A separate guideline, Resolution MEPC.259(68), specifies the requirements for the verifica

1.The Coast Guard launched its ice breaking season Monday, as winters cold temperatures are anticipated to impact every port, waterway, and harbor in the Northeast. 2.Waigaoqiao Shipbuildings annual total shipbuilding completion of 5.5 mill

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) received major shipping accolades in December 2019, cementing its growing influence as an international ship classification society as the year draws to a close. IRClass continued to be featured in