Lung Teh (LT) Shipbuilding Company formally received construction permits for the site at Suao Port, according to Taiwanese government sources. The company will start construction in December and should finish all new facilities on its Suao

Five container shipping companies intend to create an association with the purpose of paving the way for digitalization, standardization and interoperability in the container shipping industry. IT executives from CMA CGM, A.P. Moller Maersk

Natural gas is expected to overtake coal as the worlds second largest energy source after oil by 2030 due to a drive to cut air pollution and the rise in liquefied natural gas (LNG) use, the International Energy Agency has said. The Paris-b

15 November 2018: Inmarsat has introduced two new components to its maritime cyber security service, Fleet Secure, as it continues to develop solutions that combat ever-increasing cyber threats faced by ship owners and ship managers. Vessel

Chinese iron ore imports disappointed in the second half of the year as mills and traders favoured drawing stocks down to buying from the international markets. The latest data released earlier this week show that iron ore inventories held

Chinas iron ore futures ended higher on Thursday The most active contract for January, 2019 delivery finished the day session 0.88 percent higher at 513.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign in

Both contracts were approved at BIMCOs Documentary Committee in Copenhagen on 13 November. Modifications and improvements have been made to the REPAIRCON contract, while MINREPCON has undergone a full review. Ship repair is a major undertak

Figure 1 :xChangesSmartBookingFeature Container xChange (www.container-xchange.com), the online marketplace for container logistics connecting users and suppliers of container equipment in a neutral platform, is launching a new feature that

1.The terminal operating systems(TOS) provider announced a new partnership with COSCO Shipping Ports Limited(CSP), creating a joint Center of Excellence (CoE). 2.The worlds first energy-saving very large crude oil carrier(VLCC) aided by win

Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) signed a charter contract with Chinas Unipec, the trading arm of state oil major Sinopec, for a 149,700-cbm LNG carrier. NYK will charter the 2007-built Grace Acacia to Unipec for four-

Container volumes at Chinas Shanghai port have risen in October compared to the same month last year, but they dipped on a month-on-month comparison, according to data from Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG). In October, the worlds la

ABB has won its first marine automation system contract for a cruise ferry in China, after the technology package for Chinese-built Viking Line vessel has been extended to include the ABB Ability System 800xA. ABB Ability System 800xA integ

The the third largest container port in the world Port of Shenzhen Lativas Freeport of Riga have a common goal - to become internationally important and strong ports through cooperation. Recently, Port of Riga welcomed a delegation from the

Changfeng Energy, Chinese energy provider completed its trial run of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment from Canada to China using ISO-containers. The LNG shipment from the Vancouver port was arranged by Changfeng and it arrived at the

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Port Service Network (APSN) Port Connectivity Forum and 11th Council Meeting was officially opened by Mr Niam Chiang Meng, Chairman of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), at Resor