Chinas Sinopec Corporation has completed the first construction phase at its Tianjin LNG terminal with the addition of a third storage tank. The facility was put into operation in February with a capacity to handle 3 million tons of the chi

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will not delay implementing a reduction in the amount of sulphur in marine fuel in 2020, an IMO official said on Tuesday. I can categorically say there will not be a delay, said Edmund Hughes, t

Chinas iron ore futures closed higher on Wednesday. The most active contract for January 2019 delivery ended the day session up 0.1 percent at 502 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors

Over many years the commercial insurance market gas sought to get a share of the massive PI business overwhelmingly dominated by the Mutuals of the International Group. In recent years the International Group of PI Clubs have endeavoured to

Aiming to further improve safety practices in stowage of dangerous cargo aboard container vessels, Maersk has completed implementation of new guidelines on dangerous goods stowage. Copenhagen, Denmark --- After a thorough review of current

Two Chinese officials told Wei Zhuang - BIMCOs regional manager based in Shanghai - that reports of a ban are based on misconception. I do not know where the rumour came from, but I can tell you that China is not going to ban open-loop scru

Chinas imported iron ore quotations dropped by RMB3-5/tonne in the morning. In Shandong, PB fines, Newman fines, Jimblebar fines and PB lumps quoted at RMB505/tonne, RMB520/tonne, RMB465/tonen and RMB710/tonne. In Tangshan, PB fines, PB lum

The marine construction unit of the state-owned China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) on Tuesday signed an agreement to work with Singapore-based commodities trader Zenrock Group to purchase fuel. Marine Construction Development

Hong-Kong based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is to introduce the new China-Ho Chi Minh Service (CHL) and China-Laem Chabang Service (CHL4) starting October 12 and October 14 respectively with both first sailings starting in Dalian,

Chinas largest state-owned international and domestic container shipping and related services company COSCO shipping lines is opening its first branch in Sarajevo of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Sarajevo office was opened within the One Belt

1.China denies plan to ban open loop scrubbers.Maritime officials deny speculation of a looming ban as industry opinion over open loop scrubber technology becomes increasingly polarised. 2.MSC has inked a contract with Chinas Huangpu Wencho

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has completed the seven-day sea trials of a new 20,000TEU container ship built for China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (Cosco). The vessel is the third 20,000TEU ship delivered by Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has inked a contract with Chinas Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding to fit 29 of its containerships with scrubbers. The installation work by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) affiliate will comm

Beijings countermeasure against the United States in their trade dispute would hurt US liquefied natural gas exporters while providing opportunities to other LNG-exporting countries, said the Ministry of Commerce. The trade war between Chin

The global trade association for ship operators, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has announced that it will soon be publishing a new edition of the ICS Tanker Safety Guide (Liquefied Gas). The ICS Gas Guide is the definitive in