The number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier orders slipped by 39 percent during the first half of 2019, compared to the same period last year, data from VesselsValue shows. Out of the total orders, Maran Gas Maritime has placed a tota

China will further optimize the business environment in ports to spur cross-border trade, officials from the General Administration of Customs said on Wednesday. Hu Wei, deputy director of the administration, said during a news briefing tha

1.With an annual throughput of over 1 billion tons, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port is the worlds largest port in terms of cargo throughput. At present, 12 licensed players are supplying marine fuel oil for vessels on international voyages with a flee

On June 28, the 2018 Annual Shareholders Meeting of Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), controlled and operated by COSCO SHIPPING, was held at the Athens Stock Exchange. The shareholders who attended the meeting hold 21,624,235 shares of PPA, acc

Hong Kongs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has announced Asia-Europe sailing cancellations over the next few months. In a statement, the shipping said that in response to the expected low demand in the market, it wa

With an annual throughput of over 1 billion tons, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port is the worlds largest port in terms of cargo throughput. At present, 12 licensed players are supplying marine fuel oil for vessels on international voyages with a fleet

Many prominent members of Hong Kongs maritime community turned out in force last Friday (June 28) to witness the christening of a pair of harbour tugs said to be the most powerful operating in the harbour. The vessels, owned by Hongkong Tow

As per information from Yantai MSA, foreign vessels often wrongfully pass through the navigation-restricted areas around Miaodao Archipelago nowadays. As advised, around ten cases happened annually in the recent three years. According to La

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Wednesday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery finished the day session up 2.48 percent to 908.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign

The container market is confronting more than its fair share of headwinds. The recently published Container Forecaster from global shipping consultancy, Drewry, highlights concerns of a slowing global economy stoked by the ongoing US-China

China raised the security level for its vessels heading through the Strait of Malacca, a key Asian trade route and major oil choke point. The transport ministry advised Chinese-flagged ships to take heightened security steps and increased i

Valmet will supply exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubber system) for ten container vessels of COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. The scrubber systems will be installed in existing vessels in China in 2019. The project is executed in co-operati

The port in Taicang, a county-level city of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, launched a new route to Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu, on June 27, local media reported. The new daily route runs directly between the Zhenghe Xinggang container terminal i

New Council Takes the Helm at Singapore Shipping Association First female President elected in SSAs 34 years history The Council of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA)the industry voice of Singapores maritime communitytoday made histor

Hong Kongs Insurance Authority took the opportunity of the inaugural Asian Insurance Platform to launch its Belt and Road Insurance and Exchange Facilitation platform which aims to bring together insurance and risk expertise to serve Chinas