A ship wreck can be a hazard to navigation. Other vessels and their crews can potentially be endangered, and, depending on the nature of the cargo and remaining fuel on board, a wreck may also cause damage to marine environments and other c

East Chinas Fujian province plans to further facilitate cross-border trade by boosting port clearance efficiency and lowering costs. According to a recent released government guideline, the province aims to slash average clearance time in h

1.The Chinese Ministry of Transport issued a notice to ensure the safety and security of maritime transportation of LNG. Namely, the notice requires all relevant actors to?implement safety measures for LNG transport and improve?supervisions

Devotion to work is glorious. That is the firm belief of Xu Zhenchao, a 68-year-old veteran worker at Qingdao Port with more than 40 years of experience. Xu is a national role model in China because of his unremitting pursuit of high-effici

Chinese soybean imports fell to a two-year low in November according to the data from the General Administration of Customs. Imports came in at 5.38mt, down 38% year-on-year and 22.2% lower than October. The decline in Chinese imports is ma

At 100 years old, the worlds oldest billionaire would be forgiven for taking it easy and enjoying the riches of his eight-decade career. But for Chang Yun Chung, founder of Pacific International Lines (PIL), staying at home isnt an option.

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Tuesday. The most active contract for May 2019 delivery ended the day session up 0.53 percent to 474.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors s

Chinas largest shipping group, COSCO Shipping, is considering raising capital for the first time on the London Stock Exchange through a new initiative with Shanghais bourse, two finance sources familiar with the matter said. Chinese contain

1.China Ministry of Transport (MOT) issued a document of the domestic emission control area regulation from 1 January 2019 in the prescribed waters. 2.The Port of Shanghais November container throughput fell 1.9 per cent year on year to 3.5

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Monday 10 December 2018 COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited （COSCO SHIPPING Ports or CSP, HKEX stock code:1199, a leading port operator in the world, today held the inauguration ceremony for the CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal ( the Termi

Singapore-based First Ship Lease Trust (FSL Trust) Management has entered into a letter of intent with Chinas Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) to order two LR2 product tankers, fitted with scrubbers, for around $97.2m. The two 114,0

ChinaMinistryofTransport(MOT)issuedadocumentofthedomesticemissioncontrolarearegulationfrom1January2019inthewatersasshownbelow. The circular elaborates on the detailed requirements for SOx, NOx and shore power application for ships. The gene

The second phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been launched at a meeting of stakeholders in Dhaka, Bangladesh (26 November). The 19-month project is funded under a

A new mothership for Chinas manned submersible Jiaolong successfully took to water in the central city of Wuhan on Saturday. Shenhai Yihao (DeepSea No. 1) is a comprehensive scientific expedition vessel as well as the countrys first self-de

Chinese research ship Haiyang Dizhi-9, or Ocean Geology No 9, returned to port in Qingdao, East Chinas Shandong province, on Friday. The vessel made the return after having completed a 258-day voyage. Covering more than 25,000 nautical mile