On December 29, the annual meeting of the China Council for the BRICS Think Tank Cooperation (CCBTC) and the 1st Wanshou Forum on International Situation kicked off in Beijing. The meeting was hosted by CCBTC and Renmin University of China

The shipments of contaminated bunker fuel have made their way to several bunker ports in different countries. The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) and shippers worldwide have called for a stricter quality

Chinas iron ore futures closed higher on Thursday. The most active contract for May 2019 delivery finished the day session up 1.12 percent to 497 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors s

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is comfortably the frontrunner in the race for alternative fuels that comply with the post-2020 emissions targets but LNG may not be the right fuel for the tougher standards applying from 2050. That is the view o

We get a lot of queries from seafarers who want to start investing their hard earned money through various financial tools and the most frequently asked question we get is what is better for investing money Direct equity stocks or equity mu

Norways TTS Group has been awarded a NOK 102 million (USD11.7 million) contract with Cosco (Dalian) Shipyard Company in China for five sets of cargo cranes and hatch covers. The contract regards five shipsets of cargo cranes and hatch cover

1.Chinese dry bulk owner Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has announced the sale of -built supramax Jin Zhou for $7.38m.The vessel was sold to Singapore ship brokering and ship management company Poseidon Global Shipping, and continues a

The Zhoushan Port in Ningbo City of east Chinas Zhejiang province has held the largest annual cargo capacity in the world for 10 consecutive years. The port is also the only one in the world where more than one billion tons of freight was h

At least one person died and 10 others were missing after a freighter sank off Chinas eastern coast on Wednesday (Jan 2), the official Xinhua news agency reported. The cargo ship had 15 people on board when it sank at around 4.30am, 90 naut

The shipping industry has previously faced problems with bunker contamination due to the presence of catalytic fines and is again experiencing similar issues. The culprit this time has been identified as phenols and fatty acids. One theory

Chinas iron ore futures closed lower on Wednesday. The most active contract for May 2019 delivery finished the day session down 0.61 percent to 489.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investo

Rudong liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, the first terminal in eastern Chinas Jiangsu province, received a total 6.5 million tonnes of LNG from domestic and overseas sources as of December 30 noon in 2018, ranking the first among all th

The De Nora Balpure slipstream method ballast water treatment system is the 15th unit to be granted US Coast Guard (USCG) type-approval. De Nora was the ninth manufacturer to apply for USCG type-approval. De Nora Ballast Water Management Sy

On 24 December 2018, China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort or the Group , HKSE Code: 00144) is pleased to announce that, as part of an urban planning initiative driven by Shenzhen Peoples Government, China Merchants Port Hol

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (COSCO SHIPPING Ports or CSP, HKEX stockcode:1199), a leading ports operator in the world, today announced thatit has subscribed for 70,943,455 shares of Beibu Gulf Port Co., Ltd. (Beibu Gulf Port) for a total c