The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committees 73rd session (MEPC73) has just ended, and with it, so did all speculations about a potential delay of the global 0.50% sulphur cap. The rules apply from 1 January 2020 and they will be enforc

Chinas iron ore futures closed higher on Thursday. The most active contract for January 2019 delivery ended the day session up 2.16 percent at 520 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors

Chinas imports surged 26.3 percent year-on-year in October, while exports rose 20.1 percent, with the pace of growth both beating expectations, data showed Thursday. Trade surplus stood at 233.63 billion yuan ($33.76 billion) last month, ex

Reederei Nord and Synergy Group, on behalf of Nissen Kaiun, have officially launched N2Tankers, a new Aframax tanker pool the two shipowning companies have set up as a joint venture. N2Tankers brings the shipowning and operational expertise

The 14th session of World Shipping Summit was held in Shanghai at the National Exhibition and Convention Center on Tuesday as a side-event of the first China International Import Expo (CIIE). The event was hosted by one of Chinas largest sh

In the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Economic Development and Labor Luigi Di Maio and the Chairman of Cassa depositi e prestiti Massimo Tononi, the Fincantieri CEO Giuseppe Bono and the District Mayor of Bao

1.Several marine incidents in China have been reported involving merchant vessels colliding with fishery farms,mostly off the coast of Lanshan and Rizhao areas where mussel and oyster cultivation form the bulk of aquaculture industry. Huata

A brand new global initiative from international maritime charity Sailors Society, Wellness at Sea Week, from 4 - 10 Nov, will highlight the issue of crew wellness Following on from successful conferences in Singapore and London, Sailors So

Swire Groups shipping arm establishes presence in Shanghai where it was founded 147 years ago Singapore, Shanghai The China Navigation Company (CNCo) opened its China headquarters officially in Shanghai on 05 November 2018, marking a signif

On 14-16 November the World Ocean Council brings its renowned Sustainable Ocean Summit 2018 to Hong Kong for the first time. Chaired by Hong Kongs very own Kenneth Koo of TCC Group, SOS has gathered together a remarkable group of industry l

OceanGuardBallast Water Management System, an independently developed product of Headway Technology Co., Ltd. has just obtained the U.S. Coast Guard Type Approval. With the obtaining of USCG type approval and certificates from other 15major

Under a shipbuilding contract, the focus of the parties involved has always been on the way the funds are raised and also on ensuring the safety of the paid-in funds. Statistics from the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Indust

Chinas imports of services climbed 8.9 percent year on year to 2.61 trillion yuan (about 378 billion U.S. dollars) in the first nine months of the year, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. Service exports rose

Chinas iron ore futures ended lower on Wednesday. The most active contract for January, 2019 delivery finished the day session 0.58 percent lower at 511 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign inve

Tokyo ClassNK Archive Center (NKAC) has stored the first Ship Construction Files (SCF) complying with IMO Global Based Standards (GBS) for the NACKS-built 311,000 DWT VLCC delivered on 26 October 2018, managed by MOL Tankship Management (As