China on Wednesday slashed its forecast for 2018/19 soybean imports as farmer reduce their use of the bean in animal feed because of the Sino-US trade conflict, leading the government to raise its supply deficit estimate. Imports of soybean

Subject:Jiangsu MSA Require Ships Use Low Sulphur Content Fuel (not exceeding 0.5%m/m) When Entering into Suzhou and Nantong ECA Area in Yangtze River Delta ECA from 01.10.2018 Reference is made to our previous circular no.PNI1814 on ECA is

Chinas spot iron ore market remained stable with large bargaining room affected by the weak futures market today. In Shandong, PB fines, Newman fines and Ukrainian concentrate quoted at RMB500/tonne, RMB515/tonne and RMB750/tonne respective

1.The first automobile ro-ro terminal in Hunan province will become operational at Changsha New Port in October.It will allow cars to be transported on a roller ship,reducing transportation costs. 2.Safe Bulkers announced that it has agreed

A naming ceremony for an ice-breaking LNG carrier, jointly owned by Japans MOL and China COSCO Shipping, was held on Tuesday at South Koreas Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The name of the 172,000-cbm LNG carrier Vladimir Vize w

J.P. Morgan Futures is optimistic about Shanghai oil futures contract, said Rochelle Wei in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN). The Shanghai Futures Exchange successfully completed Chinas first-ever delivery of crude o

Container ship captain Gu Longhua, 58, has been helming ever bigger ships along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road in recent years as cargo shipments boom on the route, part of the Belt and Road Initiative. Gu, a merchant seaman for 38 yea

China has launched its first domestically built icebreaking vessel named Xuelong 2, reflecting its determination to strengthen its research and exploration in the Arctic region. Now it looks like China is becoming an increasing important pl

The opening of Guangzhou Port Singapore Representative Office is another milestone in the impressive development of Guangzhou Port Group, the company announced. Capitalising on Singapores unique position as a maritime hub, the new office wi

DNV GLs 2018 Energy Transition Outlook, an independent forecast of the world energy mix in the lead-up to 2050, predicts global upstream gas capital expenditure to grow from USD960 billion (bn) in 2015, to a peak of USD1.13 trillion in 2025

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the Company), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced that it has agreed with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., (COSCO), a detailed schedule within 2019 for the installation o

Chinas spot iron ore market remained stable in the morning with lump prices saw upward trends. While the actual trading price of partial specifications decreased slightly. In Shandong, Robe River fines, Ukrainian pellet, South African fines

The market for marine exhaust gas cleaning systems, also known as scrubbers, is expected to continue generating momentum in the years ahead amid increasing concern toward maritime pollution and new environmental regulations. The global mark

The first automobile ro-ro terminal in Hunan province will become operational at Changsha New Port in October. It will allow cars to be transported on a roller ship, reducing transportation costs. As one of the 28 major inland ports in Chin

1.2018 International Ship Management and Technology Forum,which organized by Xinde Marine News and China Shipping Service(CNSS) will be held at Dalian Aulicare Hotel on 25th Oct. 2.OOCL cancels sailings in response to Octobers Golden Week.C