China National Offshore Oil Corp has made a large-sized natural gas field discovery in the Bohai oilfield, which will likely ease the gas shortage in northern China, the company said on Wednesday. Discovery well Bozhong 19-6, which includes

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted regulations in 2008 that have been incorporated into Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention). The IMO regulations containe

Chinas iron ore futures closed higher on Wednesday. The most active contract for January 2019 delivery ended the day session up 2.65 percent at 523.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investo

Hong Kong-based shipmanager, Wallem Group has taken its first Japanese vessel under management. The 21,443dwt Aphrodite Leader is a pure car truck carrier. The Aphrodite Leader completed the various inspections, audits and surveys in accord

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, at the 6thGlobal AM Summit held on 17 and 18 October 2018 at the Changi Exposition Ce

1.Stena Bulk signed a scrubber solution agreement with Chinese Bluesoul to retrofit its Suezmax and IMOIIMAX fleets. Stena Bulk will equip 15 vessels with scrubbers and have an additional 6 options for installation before 2020. 2.This year

A Norwegian-built floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) chartered by Chinas CNOOC is due to arrive next week at northern Chinas Tianjin, ready to supply gas for the countrys peak winter demand, said an executive with Hoegh LNG, th

The imported iron ore market fluctuated in a narrow range today. The spot price at port remained unchanged in the morning compared with that of yesterday. In Shandong, PB fines, Assmang fines, PB lump and Ukrainian concentrate quoted at RMB

The Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service was been presented to Captain Belinda Bennett of Windstar Cruises. Captain Bennett was given the award for services to the promotion of the maritime sector under the auspices of the U.K. Depar

Responding to the concerns and needs of Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs) ahead of the IMO 2020 global emission regulation, global shipping consultancy Drewry announces the addition of a new BAF formula and fuel cost benchmarking service to co

China remains a huge market for all LNG suppliers and is willing to further open its market, according to the Information Office of the State Council press conference. The U.S.-initiated trade war has damaged the global value chain and infl

China has begun constructing an offshore wind-power project with the biggest installed capacity in the country. The wind farms first turbine was installed on October 15 in waters off Nanpeng Isle of the city of Yangjiang, south Chinas Guang

Chinas top energy group CNPC agreed on October 15 with Norwegian company Equinor to cooperate on oil and gas exploration, renewables and carbon capture technology, company executives said on October 16. China and Norway agreed to resume ful

Oil prices kept rising on Tuesday, as investors worried that U.S. sanctions on Iran and tensions between the US and Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of a Saudi Arabian journalist could affect global crude supplies. The oil prices were su

Disclaimer Abstract Johannes Schlingmeier and Christian Roeloffs launched xChange in Hamburg, Germany, in November 2015, as they wanted to tackle the issue of repositioning containers by digitizing the process and allowing for carriers and