On 3 December 2019, CMES signed a contract with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) in Shanghai with regards to the construction of 4 VLCCs. Both Mr Wang Hong, Executive Vice President of China Merchants Group and Mr Xie Chunlin, Ch

1.CIMC ENRIC and DNV GL signed a strategic cooperation agreement to work together on the development of gas carriers and LNG gas tank design and fabrication over the next five years. 2.Visitors attending Asias largest maritime fair in Shang

French President Emmanuel Macron committed to actively supporting Rodolphe Saads proposition to launch an international coalition to accelerate the energy transition in the transportation and logistics sectors CMA CGM, at the heart of the d

Chinas crude oil imports hit a record high on a daily basis in November, as refiners operated at high run rates to use up annual import quotas. The worlds top oil buyer imported 45.74 million tonnes of crude, equivalent to 11.13 million bar

On December 5, Capt. Xu Lirong, Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING, paid a visit to COFCO in Beijing and held talks with its Chairman Mr. Lv Jun and other top management. Heads of COFCO International, COFCO Grains Cereals, COFCO Sugar and COFCO Tra

Sri Lankas Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa vowed to firmly support and accelerate the development of the Colombo Port City project to ensure that it will emerge as a new business hub in the island country. Rajapaksa visited the China-aided

At a recent Splash CEO Maritime Forum in Hong Kong some of the panel were keen to promote that there were no shortage of people ready and willing to go to sea. Of course this was from India and places where there is a large population. Whil

MAYNARD, MA - Ecochlor is excited to announce the formalization of an agreement to represent NanoVapor in the maritime industry. The product launch will be at Marintec China with a NanoVapor unit on display at the Ecochlor Stand N3D5N. The

With more than 16 years in the industry, Ecochlor has a long history of providing timely and expert support to our customers in keeping their ballast water management systems in compliance. We are not in this business for the short-term, our

Liquefied natural gas technology provider LNT Marine has secured the approval for its LNG carrier fitted with the LNT A-Box containment system. A company official noted in a brief social media statement that the 40,000-cbm liquefied natural

Classification society DNV GL entered into a joint development project (JDP) with Huangpu-Wenchong Shipbuilding Company (HPWS) on a 5,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership. According to the agreement, HPWS and DNV GL will jointly develop a ne

China State Shipbuilding Corp, a State-owned shipbuilding conglomerate, recently delivered the countrys first all-electric passenger ship to a company that transports passengers and runs sightseeing trips on the Yangtze River. The Junlyu ha

On 5 December 2019, China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort or the Company) was awarded The Golden Bauhinia - Listed Company with the Most Investment Potential in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area(GBA) (金紫荆「一带

The International Tank Container Organisation has completed the donation of a 20ft ISO tank container to the Shanghai Maritime University, Chinas leading academic institution for the shipping, ports and logistics industry. The tank will be

Jotun A/S and COSCO SHIPPING International Hong Kong Ltd have reinforced their commitment to one another with the renewal of their long-standing joint venture (JV) agreement. The JV, first signed in 2005, secures the future of Jotun COSCO M