Lodestar and Swire Shipping have teamed up to offer customers a joint breakbulk shipping service between New Zealand and North Asia. Lodestar is the logistics and shipping division of Oji Fibre Solutions, while Swire Shipping is the liner s

Hong Kongs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has withdrawn the following Asia-Europe and transpacific sailings in response to expected low demand, with this advice superseding announcements made on October 14. On the

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd, a listed arm of China Energy Investment Corp., witnessed a 5.1% year-on-year growth in earnings in the first three quarters, said the firm in its quarterly report late October 28. The company raked in 37.1 bil

SSA President Caroline Yang warmly welcomed more than 200 eminent maritime and businessleaders at the Global Maritime Forum Welcome Reception, the prelude to the Global Maritime Forum summit2019 in Singapore from 30-31 Oct. The Global Marit

Global economic crisis ranked to have potentially the greatest impact on the maritime industry over a ten-year time horizon. New environmental regulation, geopolitical tension and cyber-attacks and data theft perceived as most likely. Indus

Zheshang Development announced on the evening of October 25 that the company intends to purchase 100% of the equity of Zhejiang Shipping Group held by Zhejiang Communications Group by issuing shares. Upon completion of the transaction, Zhej

1.Zhonghua Gas Holdings has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shanghai Jiulian Group, a Shenergy unit, on cooperation in the area of liquefied natural gas. 2.Shanghai-based Lingang Group inked strategic cooperation agreement with Ma

Zhonghua Gas Holdings has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shanghai Jiulian Group, a Shenergy unit, on cooperation in the area of liquefied natural gas. Zhonghua Gas and Shenergy Jiulian cooperate to form a 60/40 joint venture to e

Chinas crude imports from Malaysia surged to a record high of 500,000 b/d in September, hinting at a rise in ship-to-ship (STS) transfers of sanctioned crude off the country. Malaysian imports rose fivefold from a year earlier and were 50pc

In light of a spike in fraudulent vessel registrations, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is seeking to combat rogue national flag registries operating without the knowledge of governments they claim to represent. For instance,

On 24th October, 2019, Dr. Bai Jingtao, the CEO of China Merchants Port Group Company Limited (CMPort) met with Onyx Lorenzoni, Brazilian Minister Chief of Staff of the Presidency, and his entourage, in Beijing. Mr. Lu Yongxin, Deputy Gener

Chinas Dalian iron ore futures rose as much as 2.3% on October 28, the highest in more than ten days, fueled by trade optimism between the worlds two largest economies, while firm demand from infrastructure and property sectors also helped.

Offshore wind sites could provide more than enough clean energy to satisfy the worlds electricity needs, said a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Paris-based energy watchdog said that the falling costs of offshore wind wo

Chinas cabinet has approved a merger of the countrys two largest shipbuilders, China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Co (CSIC), the countrys state asset regulator said on Friday. The companies products range f

The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Mr. Michael W. Lodge signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the first ever joint training and research center with Mr. Wang Hong, Administrator of State Ocea