This blog post compares the uses of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel with other options for complying with the more stringent sulfur emission requirements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) beginning in 2020 and th

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued a circular (no. 5 of 2019) highlighting increase in Port State Control (PSC) detentions experienced by Singapore ships due to defects relating to the ships sewage treatment plant

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Tuesday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery finished the day session up 0.40 percent to 756.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign in

China, the worlds second-largest liquefied natural gas importer, reported a rise in imports of the chilled fuel during the month of April. During the month of April, China imported a total of 4.54 million tonnes of LNG. This represents a ri

1.Brazils Petrobras is scheduled to deliver a VLCC crude cargo to bonded storage facilities it has leased at Qingdao port in Chinas eastern Shandong province by end-June, according to a port source with knowledge of the vessel and ship trac

ASBATANKVOY, one of the most widely used tanker charter parties in the world, will form the basis when BIMCO and the Association of Ship Brokers Agents (U.S.A.), Inc. (ASBA) begin to jointly develop a charter party specifically for use in t

China imported a record high 2.79 million mt of LNG from Australia in April, up 61.3% year on year, latest customs data showed, amid growing domestic gas consumption, rising Australian LNG export capacity and trade tensions between China an

As platforms for accelerating regional integration, more attention must be given to quality of Belt and Road port projects Ports are an integral part of the Belt and Road connectivity. At present, a pattern featuring improved local infrastr

The worlds principal shipping organisation, representing around 80% of the worlds merchant tonnage, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) remains confident that shipping will improve its carbon efficiency by at least 40% by 2030 compared

Datong Coal Mine Group, the third largest coal miner after CHN Energy and China Coal, saw its coal shipments to buyers in other regions hit a record high during maintenances to Daqin railway, media reported. The group, located in coal hub o

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Monday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery finished the day session up 4.60 percent to 761 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign inves

On May 22, Chairman of the Board of Directors of A.P. Mller Mrsk A/S, Mr. Jim Hagemann Snabe, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of A.P. Mller Mrsk A/S, Ms. Ane Maersk Mc-Kinney Uggla and CEO of A.P. MllerMaersk A/S Mr. Sren Skou visit

\ On the morning of May 22, Deputy Secretary of Lianyungang Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of Lianyungang Mr. Fang Wei visited COSCO SHIPPING and held talks with Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Capt. Xu Lirong. The two sides exchanged views

SOLAR, a Chinese container ship with a capacity of 21,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit), arrived on Saturday at the CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal of Khalifa Port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal, built and operated

1.Babcocks LGE business has been awarded a contract for the LPG cargo handling and Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS) for the worlds first newbuilding vessel to use LPG as a primary fuel source. The 86,000cbm carrier is being built in China and