Two new doctoral student (PhD) positions are being created through the Industrial Postgraduate Programme, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and DNV GL. A further full time Research Fellow post is also being created

Global port operator, Hutchison Ports achieved a global first with a cumulative throughput of 1.3bn teu, it revealed at a cocktail reception to celebrate the 50th year of operation. Attending the event was guest-of-honour Mr. Frank Chan, se

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Monday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery finished the day session up 1 percent to 653.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign invest

The technology group Wrtsil has won the contract to supply 40 generating sets for 12 new LNG fuelled platform supply vessels (PSV), the first such vessels to be built for a Chinese owner. The multiple benefits of the Wrtsil 20DF dual-fuel e

Research by global, sector-focused law firm HFW has found that London continues to dominate the market for maritime arbitration, despite suggestions that Brexit would see activity shift to emerging disputes hubs around the world. London acc

The China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), the nations largest shipbuilder, will build Chinas first luxury cruise ship, which is expected to begin operations as early as 2021, said a report in SCMP. Chinas first domestically built luxury cru

1.According to Xinhua, the government of Nepal is working to send two government teams to China, to study the possibility of Chinese ports being used as a third country trade. This step follows Nepal and Chinas signed protocol concerning th

On May 8, the IAPH 2019 World Ports Conference with the theme of Collaborate Now, Create Futurehad its grand opening at Baiyun International Convention Center in Guangzhou. Executive Vice President of COSCO SHIPPING Mr. Yu Zenggang attended

Chinas container transport for export purposes continued to contract last month due to weak demand during low seasons, according to a report released by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) ca

The recently formed Hong Kong Seaport Alliance is looking to reclaim 2m teu of volume from its competitors in the region by 2020, Group managing director of Modern Terminals, Peter Levesque declared in an address to the American Chamber of

Landbridge VLCC International, the Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Chinas Landbridge Group announced it had concluded a sale and lease back transaction for a VLCC, with alternative investment form, Varde Partners. The deal was arranged by Par

According to the preliminary estimate, the consumption of natural gas in China exceeded 27 million cubic meters in 2018, registering a YOY increase of more than 10%, said a report. The growing Chinese economy and stricter environmental prot

On Thursday, May 9, 2019, Total Lubmarine brought its Total Global Sulfur Cap Forum to New York City, a meeting including of Total Lubmarine business and technical executives and shipowners. The event, held aboard the historic Aircraft Carr

Hapag-Lloyd says repairs have completed on board the fire-stricken containership MV Yantian Express in Freeport Harbour, Bahamas and will depart on Wednesday May 15th. The vessel is currently berthed at the terminal in the Bahamas. Reloadin

In 2017, Gard signed the worlds first insurance industry statement on sustainable marine insurance. Through this statement, we are committed to tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing through education, awareness building