Bulk commodities, which have outperformed industrial metals for the past six months, are coming under pressure as weakening steel prices hammer the profitability of Chinas vast steel industry. Iron ore, a major source of income of the world

Car carrier shipping is expected to continue its recovery from the trough of 2016, supported by improving utilisation. But increasing localisation and the threat of trade wars will slow finished vehicle cargo growth, while carrier operation

Chinas iron ore futures ended lower on Tuesday. The most active contract for January 2019 delivery finished the day session down 3.72 percent at 465.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign invest

GTMaritime has signed Marinesat as a value-added reseller to deliver its maritime-optimised communication solutions to vessels in China and other markets. The agreement with Marinesat is GTMaritimes first partnership within the Chinese mark

Club Correspondents Pro-Marine Law Office, Taipei, have advised of the publication of further guidance concerning the early Implementation of the MARPOL sulphur cap in Taiwanese ports from 1st January 2019. The guidance, issued by the Minis

Continued increase in volumes shipped and revenues In the third quarter, volumes shipped by CMA CGM recorded a growth of +5.5% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2017. Over the period, CMA CGM exceeded 5 million containers shipped. This increas

The Standard Clubs chairmanJeremy Grose has issued a circular on the warranty of seaworthiness to all its stakeholders. Continuing warranty of seaworthiness The managers are aware that, from time to time, owners/members have been offered co

Members are reminded that both the European Union and United States (US) continue to apply trade sanctions against the Government of Syria and other entites (as outlined in our Circular to Members of 16 May 2016, click here). This includes

1.QTerminals announced that it has received approval to design, develop and operate Phase II of Hamad Port.QTerminals is the newly-established operator of the first phase of Hamad Port.The latter signed an MoU with China Harbour Engineering

Following a whirlwind Hong Kong Maritime Week chock-a-block with great organised activities, and formal and informal networking amidst thousands of maritime professionals, the numbers are now coming in. 1 The 8th Asian Logistics and Maritim

To continue to provide customers across the globe with greater access to ABBs high-quality service and parts, ABB Turbocharging has announced the establishment of a branch office of ABB Jiangjin Turbo Systems Co., Ltd. in Zhoushan. Zhoushan

A new international effort to combat the negative environmental impacts of the transfer of aquatic species through ships has been launched this week. The GloFouling Partnerships project a collaboration between the Global Environment Facilit

Oil prices dropped again after a sixth-week loss. The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for January delivery and Brent crude for January delivery lost 10.7 percent and 11.9 percent, respectively, during the week ending Nov. 23. In the

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is hosting the 44th ASEAN Ports Association (APA) Meeting on 27 and 28 November 2018. The annual meeting was officially opened by the Chairman of MPA, Mr Niam Chiang Meng, at the Conrad Cen

Mining giant Rio Tinto will sell its entire 68.62% stake in Rossing Uranium Ltd in Namibia for $106.5 million to China National Uranium Corporation Ltd, in order to focus on its core assets including iron, copper and aluminum, the company s