Singapores APL is to launch in August a new weekly China Australia Service 6 (CA6) that will connect ports in central and southern China to the largest cities in eastern Australia. The first CA6 sailing is scheduled to depart on August 17 f

1.In a quick response to U.S. tariffs, Beijing announced on Friday its own duties on American products, including the politically sensitive areas of agriculture products and automobiles. 2.On the morning of June 15, 2018, Jiangsu

Imported iron ore market remains firm from pre-holiday and partial traders are inclined to hold prices firm. The dive in futures market dragged down traders quotations, as a result, partial transaction prices slide by RMB15-20/tonne. Trader

US LNG export project developer, NextDecade has named Ping Lee as the companys LNG marketing executive for China and Southeast Asia. NextDecade announced earlier this year that it had opened offices in Singapore and Beijing to serve custome

The China Coast Guard (CCG) is conducting a seven-day cruising drill in the South China Sea to sharpen its fleets law-enforcement capability in strange and complex waters in the region. South China Sea 2018 is being conducted by the coast g

Star Cruises marked the inaugural sailing of the SuperStar Aquarius from her new Qingdao homeport earlier this week, and also announced the SuperStar Virgo would homeport in Qingdao starting in November. Ang Moo Lim, President of Star Cruis

Chinas crude oil output edged down 1.6 percent year on year to 15.97 million tons in May, narrowing from a 2.3-percent decline in April, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). China produced 515,000 tons of crude oi

Chinas coastal bulk cargo shipping market softened slightly in the week ending June 15 amid slack demand, with a wait-and-see mood haunting downstream enterprises. Regarding coal, power producers became restrained from buying the material a

OCEAN Network Express (ONE) first 14,000 TEU newbuild to bear the joint ventures distinctive magenta branding ONE Stork has made its maiden call in Hong Kong. The ONE Stork called at Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) last Sunday having

When it comes complying with the IMOs 2020 0.5% low sulphur regulation scrubbers have not received much good press, but a mix of anlaysts,researchers and classification society officials at Posidonia all saw them as a good solution attracti

The shipping industry - as represented by its international trade associations (BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and WSC) - calls on the Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to make progress on key challenges aro

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) yesterday announced that it jointly hosted the Shanghai LNG Forum 2018 with COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. (CSET) and Shanghai Maritime University. The keywords

In a quick response to U.S. tariffs, Beijing announced on Friday its own duties on American products, including the politically sensitive areas of agriculture products and automobiles. The Chinese State Councils commission on tariffs and cu

Imported iron ore market remains firm in the morning and partial traders are inclined to raise quotations for mainstream iron ore lumps due to good demand; most traders tend to focus on sales. Steel mills in North China are active in inquir

1.Recently, the ministry of transport, the national development and reform commission issued that partial port charges will start from June 20, 2018. 2.Investments in LNG have far to go for smaller ports,according to a new report, pre