Taiwans state-owned CPC Corporation said on Monday it received its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Inpex-operated Ichthys project in Australia. LNG carrier Pacific Breeze, that previously loaded a cargo at the Ichthys pl

The Hong Kong Maritime Week 2018 (HKMW 2018), a major annual event of the maritime and port industries in Hong Kong, unveiled on Saturday (November 18) with the Hong Kong orienteering race. According to a government press release, the third

South Korean Lim Ki-tack has won a unanimous vote from the 40 IMO member states on the ruling council to continue his second four-year term as IMO secretary-general. Lim, who assumed the post of IMO secretary-general starting 2016, will see

Chinas state-owned CNPC has replaced Frances Total in Irans multibillion-dollar South Pars gas project, Iranian Oil Minister said on November 25. The French company, which had a 50.1% stake in the project, said in August it had told Iranian

Kerry Logistics Network Limited took home four awards at the Supply Chain Asia Awards 2018 in Singapore last night (22 November), receiving the titles of Asian 3PL of the Year and Care Positive Work Environment of the Year by judges selecti

1.German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd announced it has ordered ten hybrid-ready scrubbers to be gradually installed to ten of its 13,000 TEU Hamburg class vessels during 2019 and 2020. In March 2019, the retrofits will start and the

Taiwan imported 13.03 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the first nine months of this year, up 3.7 percent from the same period in the year before, according to the customs data. During the month of September, Taiwan imported

International shipping association BIMCO is planning to develop new gas-related contracts in Asia in an effort to further increase the involvement of its Asian members. The two contracts are the liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker purchase c

The third edition of Hong Kong Maritime Week organised by the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board (HKMPB) with co-organisers, the Hong Kong Shipowners Association and the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, as well as the partners Hong Kong Trade Deve

The first images from a new satellite which can see through clouds and image the Earth round the clock to help stop illegal activity and protect the environment was unveiled today (Friday 23 November). Science Minister Sam Gyimah saw the im

Chinas research icebreaker Xuelong has entered a floating ice area in the Southern Ocean to avoid a cyclone. The ice area is located at 61.55 degrees south latitude and 110.37 east longitude. Xuelong traveled between sheets of floating ice,

As the cost inflation is set to accelerate on higher insurance premiums, average vessel operating costs rose modestly for the second year in succession following two years of marked declines, according to the latest report published by glob

Chinas iron ore futures ended lower on Friday. The most active contract for January 2019 delivery finished the day session 4.61 percent lower at 497 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investor

Chinas extension of its emission control areas to its entire coastline will be triggered within weeks in a move that is certain to encourage LNG-fuelled and other low-pollution shipping in the longer term. The regulations, which were announ

Overview The continued severity of the tanker market conditions has made owners dig deep into the oversupply of capacity. Still BIMCO expects the tanker fleet to keep growing. A short-term rate recovery is not expected, as it is maintenance