If you thought that with just an up-to-date engine room and a skilful crew you can set sail on your ship to high seas then you were wrong. A ship along with its engine room and experienced men requires a set of important documents to sail s

Resilience planning is under way and UK ports have been working constructively with the Government to explore ways to mitigate the possible cross border issues that might arise at Roll-on Roll-off ports in the short term, in the event of a

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) can benefit all countries, all peoples, and Piraeus port project in Greece is a good example, two Chinese experts told Xinhua on the sidelines of the fourth annual Delphi Economic Forum running to Sunday h

IBIA would like to remind the industry that new regulatory requirements under MARPOL Annex VI, regarding the information to be included in the bunker delivery note (BDN), will enter into force on 1 January 2019. We would also like to offer

The third phase of Pinghaiwan offshore wind farm project located in Putian of southeastern Chinas Fujian province has gained approval from the provincial development and reform commission. The project involving a total investment of 6.2 bil

Chinese steel mills are slowing iron ore purchases and seeking cheaper alternatives to Australian supplies after a steep run-up in prices in February, five mill executives and several traders told Reuters this week. Benchmark prices for ore

Chinas apparent consumption of natural gas increased 18.1% from the preceding year to 28.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) in January, said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on February 28. The countrys natural gas output rea

Chinas iron ore futures ended higher on Friday. The most active contract for May 2019 delivery finished the day session up 3.73 percent to 625.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors si

Chinas liquefied natural gas (LNG) market is set to have a prosperous future, experts in the industry said. The country is looking at improving its air quality, as pollution is causing severe health issues among the population. Coal account

1.The global container shipping market is expected to stay on a recovery course this year with demand growth predicted to outpace supply growth, according to Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp chairman Bronson Hsieh. 2.China will announce a pl

On the morning of February 28, Mr. Isurin Alexander, President of FESCO Transportation Group visited COSCO SHIPPING headquarters. Mr. Wang Haimin, Executive Vice President of COSCO SHIPPING headquarters met with the delegation and discussed

Hong Kongs leading minor bulk player, Pacific Basin turned in a sterling performance in 2018 and were rewarded with a US$72.3m net profit, up from US$2.2m in 2017. Pacific Basins improved results were led by increased earnings of both the H

The Hong Kong Government today announced the appointment of Hong Kong Disneyland managing director, Stephanie Young, to the Advisory Committee on Cruise Industry. Ms Young who has had a 26-year career with the Walt Disney Company recently a

The Hong Kong Government has announced its intent to adopt a number of training and environmental measures introduced by the International Maritime Organisation including training requirements for crew on Hong Kong registered ships navigati

Chinese iron ore prices edged higher, while steel futures were little changed in early trade on February 28 as still-high inventories cooled hopes of a strong rebound in prices when demand picks up as construction activities resume next mon