1.China might escort Chinese commercial vessels in Gulf waters under a U.S. proposal for a maritime coalition to secure oil shipping lanes following attacks on tankers, its envoy to the United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday. 2.While iron ore

China might escort Chinese commercial vessels in Gulf waters under a U.S. proposal for a maritime coalition to secure oil shipping lanes following attacks on tankers, its envoy to the United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday. If there happens t

While iron ore has been hammered by the renewed escalation of the U.S.-China trade war, there are also signs the supply crunch that sent prices to a five-year high is easing. Iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) fell by t

The deep-water port of Nansha in Guangzhou has doubled the number of direct connections with North Europe and West Africa, following the arrival of the Elly Maersk on July 28. The vessel is deployed on the 2M alliances upgraded AE7/CONDOR s

On July 31, 2019, a meeting on promoting the integration, high-level opening-up and high-quality development of Beihai, Qinzhou and Fangchenggang and the construction of a new western land-sea trade corridor was held by the Party Committee

Global container port throughput is forecast to rise from 784 million TEU in 2018 to 973 million TEU by 2023 based on the estimate that the worlds ports will collectively achieve average growth of 4.4 per cent per annum over this five-year

Hong Kong-based minor bulk specialist Pacific Basin, has announced the appointment of Dr Kyllikki Tikka as an independent non-executive director of the company. Dr Tikka has been employed by Classification Society, ABS for the last 18 years

Dalian iron ore futures fell in early trade on August 6, extending losses into a fourth session, dragged by downbeat outlook for demand for the steelmaking ingredient in China, where steel inventory has piled up due to tepid consumption. St

Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) captured a foreign oil tanker for carrying smuggled fuel in the Gulf, official IRNA news agency reported Sunday. The vessel was carrying 700,000 liters of smuggled fuel to the customers in neighb

Starting from 1st August and until 30 November 2019, the Panama Canal will implement?speed limits aimed at protecting cetaceans, including whales, dolphins and other large aquatic mammals, during their nearby seasonal migration.As such,ship

1.Singapores China Navigation has announced that New Zealand-based subsidiary Pacifica Shipping has acquired a 1,700 teu ship for deployment on its coastal shipping service in New Zealand. 2.Cosco Shipping Financial Holdings, a unit of Chin

Readers will be aware that the intensification in the use of sanctions by States and other supra-national bodies over recent years has had a number of consequences for insurers.As a result, the London PI Club established our Sanctions Team,

Chinas crude oil futures settled higher on Monday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery increased 0.35 percent to 433.0 yuan per barrel, data from the Shanghai International Energy Exchange showed. China launched its first y

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index fell for a tenth straight session on Monday to its lowest in nearly a month as a combination of better ship supply and easing demand hurt vessel rates. The Baltic index, which tracks rates for shi

National workshop discussed Chinas potential ratification and implementation of fisheries-related conventions, including IMOs 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA), aimed at improving safety standards on fishing vessels, and the 1995 Standards on