Chinas iron ore futures ended higher on Friday. The most active contract for January 2019 delivery finished the day session 1.22 percent higher at 538.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign inve

2018 International Ship Management and Technology Forum, which sponsored by China Ship owners Association (CSA) and China Institute of Navigation, was conducted on 25th ,October in Dalian Aulicare Hotel. With the theme of New Rules, New Tec

Chinas submersible, the Haixing 6000, also known as Starfish 6000, made nine dives completing its first scientific application operation on Friday, setting a national depth record for a Chinese robotic submersible. The Haixing 6000 was deve

Li: China to cut customs clearance times, improve tax rebate policy China will roll out new measures including cutting customs clearance times, streamlining port services and improving the export tax rebate policy to increase opening-up and

Marine lubricant specialist Gulf Oil Marine has embarked on a major campaign to inform its customer base as to how it will be navigating the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap. Spearheaded by a position paper launched today (26 October), the company has

Spot rates for shipping containers from Asia to northern Europe in the week ending Friday increased 4.7 per cent to US$761 per TEU, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI). Asia-Mediterranean trade rates were up 3.6 per

1.2018 International Ship Management and Technology Forum,which was organized by Xinde Marine News and China Shipping Service(CNSS) in Dalian has ended successfully yesterday(26,Oct). 2.French energy giant Total and Chinas CNOOC have signed

Yantai-based CIMC raffles signed a deal with Bohai Ferry Group in an attempt to cooperate in developing multi-function ro-ro (roll-on roll-off) vessels on Oct 23, local media reported. According to the agreement, the vessel once built will

DCE iron ore future price fluctuated within a small range, which had small influence on the physical market. Offers remained stable in the morning, while prices for some products, like Brazil materials, have potential to increase. With stro

Total vessel operating costs in the shipping industry are expected to rise by 2.7% in 2018 and by 3.1% in 2019, according to our latest survey. Responses to our latest annual Future Operating Costs Survey revealed that drydocking is the cos

In what will no doubt be seen as a major blow to recent Government incentives, Tokio Marine Kiln yesterday announced it will be closing its Hong Kong office with immediate effect, and as part of a reorganisation of its Asian operations base

Hong Kongs leading provider of container feeder tonnage, Mandarin Shipping has appointed Charles Du Cane as business development director to aid the firms expansion plans. Commenting on the appointment, Mandarin Shippings chief executive, T

Maritime security is a key element of International Maritime Organization (IMO)s work and, over many years, the Organization has developed a number of measures to help promote and sustain it. The focus is now on helping countries build thei

Chinese investment by the Shanghai Lingang Overseas Development in the port of Zeebrugge was officially signed in Brussels by Liu Jiaping, Chairman of Lingang, and Coens Joachim, CEO of Port of Zeebrugge. The agreement was signed in the pre

HONG KONGs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) - now a Cosco unit - has cancelled the following Asia-Europe sailings in response to anticipated low demand over the Christmas season in North Europe and the West Mediterranean. Thus, the Asi