On June 27, the 2019 Conference for Cooperation between Hunan Province and Central State-owned Enterprises was held in Changsha. Mr. Du Jiahao, Secretary of Hunan Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of Hunan Pr

A fire in the engine room is any seafarers worst nightmare, says Tom Backlund, Wrtsils General Manager Large Bore Engines. This is especially true when it comes to fuel leakages in vessel engine rooms. This is why the International Conventi

Nothing lasts forever and the current high prices for iron ore are expected to ease as Chinas steel output reaches a peak this year, but the positive news for miners is that the decline in the worlds top producer is likely to be gradual. Ch

HONG Kongs Orient Overseas Container Line, now a unit of Cosco, has made changes to the port rotation of two services on the Asia-North Europe trade. OOCL line explained in a statement that for network optimisation and providing a better se

On a sparkling night at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kowloon, managing director of Hong Kongs Fleet Management, Kishore Rajvanshy scooped the Lifetime Achievement award at this years Seatrade Maritime Awards. Other significant Hong Kong wi

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Tuesday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery finished the day session up 5.20 percent to 900 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign inve

The Ministry of Transport of Peoples Republic of China has agreed to heightened the security level to ISPS level 3 for all Chinese flagged vessels that are currently transiting or having the intention to transit through the straits of Malac

Singapore Shipping Association Issues IMO Sulphur Cap 2020 Readiness Plan Document aims to augment Singapore shipping industrys readiness to meet IMOs 2020 cap on sulphur oxides emissions from ships The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA)t

With next IOPP renewal survey completion on or after 8 September 2019, a substantial number of vessels which presently only comply with the D-1 standard will be required to install a D-2 standard ballast water treatment system. This statuto

During 25 Jun -1 Jul 19, one Category 21 incident and one attempted incident of armed robbery against ships in Asia were reported to ReCAAP ISC. The Category 2 incident occurred at Taboneo Anchorage, Kalimantan, Indonesia on 23 May 19 when

1.China State Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (CSSC) officially announced on July 1st, 2019 that it is planning a strategic restructuring with China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Co., Ltd.(CSIC) and the relevant plans still need to be approved b

MERGER OF TIANJIN CONTAINER TERMINALS This announcement is made by COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (the Company) on a voluntary basis. The board of directors (the Board) of the Company is pleased to announce that on 30 June 2019 (the Signing D

Chinas two largest shipbuilders are planning to merge, their listed arms said in separate exchange filings on Monday, the latest to join a wave of mergers among state-owned enterprises as the government overhauls the sector. The move by Chi

RINA and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement for some of the activities related to passenger ships building. RINA will provide technical advice to CSSC in accordance with RINAs experienc

COSCO social responsibility program offers Malaysians a sea of opportunities In only about two years, Malaysian graduate Charles Chan Chow Khong has grown from being an intern at the Kuala Lumpur branch of COSCO Shipping Lines to a mentor.