The worlds largest ship-lift in the Three Gorges, central Chinas Hubei Province, has greatly boosted Yangtze River shipping but it is over demand. Designed jointly by a Chinese-German team, the lift has greatly reduced the time for ships pa

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Wednesday, with soybean prices falling nearly 2% amid flared up trade tensions. The most active soybean contract for the November delivery plunged 17.25 cents, or 1.88%

Russian gas firm Novatek earlier announced that the Rusanov and its sister ship Eduard Toll had left the frozen Arctic without an icebreaker escort. The first official Yamal LNG delivery to China took place in April, when the Pskov travelle

Chinas imported iron ore market gradually entered a stalemate after last weeks marked price hike. Traders tend to quote and boost sales, while steel mills showed no eagerness to stock up. The price gap between PB fines and alternatives such

1.The Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MARPOL Annex VI from 1 September 2018 and ending 30 November 2

The LNG ship,often dubbed as maritime super freezer, is a high-tech product,with high added value in shipping industry.Natural gas can only be turned into liquid after temperature drops below -163 ℃.Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding(Group)Co.,

Aerial photo shows the Yangshan Deep Water Port, an automated container terminal, in east Chinas Shanghai. Built on the Bigger and Lesser Yangshan Isles south of Shanghai, the Yangshan Deep Water Port has benefited the citys maritime trade

International technology group GEA signed a contract for its new transcritical CO2 industrial refrigeration technology, with PO Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation PLC, the worlds largest commercial cruise ship operator. The green refrige

Chinas iron ore futures ended flat on Tuesday. The most active contract for September delivery remained unchanged at 488 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors since May 2018. Sources:cc

The image from Internet for reference only. Chinese research vessel Dayang Yihao (Ocean No.1) departed from east Chinas Qingdao city on Tuesday, heading for northwest Pacific ocean for its 48th deep-sea mission. The 48th mission aims to con

LAUNCH OF JOINT CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN ON MARPOL Annex VI The Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MAR

Panama Canal registered the transit of its 4,000th Neopanamax vessel through the Expanded Canal on July 29, with the transit of the liquefied natural gas tanker Maria Energy from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The Maria Energy was follo

Hong Kongs Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL) has announced coming changes in its transpacific and Middle East services to improve schedule reliability and expand market coverage. Thus, the Pacific China North 1 (PCN1) service will omit

Domestic spot steel prices inched up, as stocks declined much faster than previously expected amid a turnover in transaction. While iron ore market was on a roll as entire stocks remained high. The comprehensive index of domestic spot steel

1.Hong Kong has released its Air Pollution Control (Fuel for Vessels) Regulation that requires all ocean-going vessels to comply with the 0.5 per cent sulphur in fuel oil limit when visiting the port, from January 1, 2019. 2.Conta