Chinese exports rose in July, growing 3.3 per cent year on year, according to Chinese Customs data, bouncing back from a 1.3 per cent decline in June, reported Londons Financial Times. Chinese imports fell 5.6 per cent in July, reflecting c

A number of container lines, including Hong Kongs Orient Overseas Container Line, have recently announced measures to discourage shippers from mis-declaring hazardous cargoes, which is a practice strongly suspected as being either the cause

Oil prices continued to rise on Friday, wrapping up the week with a two-day rebound, as the number of U.S. active oil rigs declined sharply this week. The West Texas Intermediate for September delivery rallied 1.96 U.S. dollars to settle at

Northeast Chinas Liaoning Province is taking various measures to drive new business and boost trade and connectivity with northeastern Asia and Europe. As one of Chinas first coastal cities to open up to the outside world, Dalian is the lar

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that it jointly hosted the Shanghai LNG Forum 2019(the forum) with COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. (CSET), Dalian Maritime University and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group (HZ), on 7

China Harbour Engineering Company has officially opened its new US$400 million port terminal in Walvis Bay in Namibia. Located 400 kilometres west of the capital Windhoek, the 40-acre terminal has an annual container handling capacity of 75

Chinas soybean imports in July rose 8% from a year earlier, to their highest level in almost a year, customs data showed on Thursday, as importers increased their purchases of Brazilian beans on higher crush margins. China took in 8.64 mill

On the afternoon of August 6, a delegation led by Mr. Wang Yanzhi, President of Silk Road Fund, paid a visit to the COSCO SHIPPING headquarters and held talks with Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Capt. Xu Lirong on cooperation projects between t

Chinas iron ore imports surged 21% in July from the month before to their highest level since January, customs data showed on Thursday, as supply grew from miners in Australia and Brazil. Arrivals of iron ore, a key steelmaking raw material

The key to alleviating whale strikes in the Panama Canal ended up being inspired by a solution used on land and led to a years-long struggle for a Panama Canal pilot and a whale biologist to help reduce whale strikes in the Gulf of Panama,

The latest Seafarers Happiness report published yesterday by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed that seafarers working onboard cruise ships and ferries rank among the unhappiest in the industry. The report, which is produced in associat

Several ports on Chinas southern and eastern coast were temporarily shut down to brace for the arrival of typhoon Lekima. The ninth typhoon of this year is moving northwestwards toward eastern provinces with a rising intensity. Its expected

Chinas crude oil imports rose 13.9% on the year to 9.7 million b/d in July, preliminary data from the General Administration of Customs showed Thursday. The volume in July was 0.3% higher from 9.67 million b/d in June. GAC releases data in

The Huangpu Port economic zone in Guangzhou Development District has positioned itself as a global innovation port area and plans to build 15 rail lines and high-speed railway stations, according to a recent detailed planning report. The ec

1.Chinas Landbridge Group has received the fuel-efficient VLCC Landbridge Horizon from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company to further expand its VLCC fleet capacity. 2.Japans Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Chinas Cosco Shipping Energy Transpor