Astro Ocean has officially christened its first cruise ship following a stunning ceremony on Sept. 26 in Xiamen, China, as the Piano Land was named by Director of the Xiamen Municipal Committee and the Director of the Free Trade Commission

Caofeidian district in the northern city of Tangshan will make full use of its recently inaugurated free-trade zone (FTZ) and build itself into a world-class integrated trade port, a senior official said Friday. The district, located on the

Local authorities making great progress in development, reform and opening-up Hainan has made solid progress in deepening reform and opening-up since the central government decided in April 2018 to turn the entire Hainan Island into the cou

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the countrys largest oil and gas producer and supplier, has explored new petroleum and gas reserves, the company said on September 30. The company has discovered an oilfield holding over 1 billio

In the week ending Sep-27, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes 566.5 points, slightly Download PDF Below find the NCFI Weekly Index Data chart: Download PDF Source:Ningbo Shipping Excha

1.MOL announced that on 24 September, a naming ceremony for a conventional LNG carrier, jointly ordered by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, was held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. 2.News has been circulat

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) yesterday announced that on 24 September, a naming ceremony for a conventional LNG carrier, jointly ordered by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (China COSCO Shi

News has been circulating lately about a potential ban on coal imports in China. Last year the Chinese Government imposed restrictions on coal imports in Q4 and seaborne volumes halved during November and December as a result. We understand

Chinese iron ore futures climbed more than 2% on September 26, despite little trading in the physical market ahead of the countrys National Day celebrations, as hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade deal negotiations lifted investor sen

There will be a huge amount of middle distillates used in the shipping sector starting 2020 with an incremental demand of 1.2mbpd for MGO, according to WoodMac. Currently, there is demand of about 3.5mbpd for HSFO, which will drop to only a

Rolf Thore Roppestad, CEO of Gard, today participated in the launch of the Sustainable Ocean Principles at the United Nations in New York. The UN Global Compacts Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business has, in consultation with more than 30

Saudi Aramco has boosted total production capacity to more than 11mbpd, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The news helped to push crude down by as much as 1.8% in London. The Abqaiq processing facility can currently produ

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has forecast that the citys exports this year would suffer their largest decline in a decade due to the impact of the ongoing trade war between China and the United States. The trade promotion

Rising demand for high-end river cruises from Chinese travelers will be the mainstay and account for 7 to 8 percent of the total cruising business of US-based cruising firm Viking Cruises by 2020, a top company official said on Tuesday. Jef

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