The Nautical Institute has been named the winner of the Excellence in Export award in the 2018 annual e-Assessment Awards. The awards honour organisations that seek to innovate in the way examinations are conducted.

The latest steel inventory data released last Friday suggests that steel demand in China is finally picking up. Since they peaked in early/mid-March steel product inventories held by traders dropped by an average of 1 million tonnes per w

Iron ore spot market offers go up obviously today, with prices rising by RMB10-15/tonne at major ports. Traders show desire to lift the prices influenced by soaring futures prices and continuous growth in billet prices. Steel mills are activ

Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line yesterday unveiled its partnership with Microsoft Research Asia in a scheme to apply Artificial Intelligence to its shipping network operations.

HONG KONG's Seaspan Corporation, the world's largest independent containership owner operator, has announced that Mark Chu has notified the company that he plans to step down from his roles as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer to p

Global container throughout rose six per cent year on year to 740 million TEU in 2017, according to the Shanghai International Shipping Institute.

Chinese research vessel Kexue returned to the eastern port city of Qingdao on Thursday. [Photo provided to China Daily] Chinese research vessel Kexue returned to its home port of Qingdao, Shandong province, on Thursday after a 41-day resear

China imported 3.25 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in March, up 64.2 percent year on year, data from the country's customs authority showed Monday.

Iron ore spot market prices hold stable and see slight decline compared with that of yesterday as both traders and steel mills concluded deals yesterday under the rising prices. Transactions keep slack today and prices have not sustained the

The Hong Kong Container Terminals Association has demonstrated to the Hong Kong Government that its members’ efforts to digitalize certain vital operations at the port is a sure sign of their willingness to maintain the port’s competitiv

French shipping giant CMA CGM says it will acquire nearly 25 per cent of CEVA Logistics, having committed to subscribe for mandatory convertible securities of CEVA for between CHF380 million (US$390 million) and CHF450 million.

Preparation work for the construction of China's fifth Antarctic station has been completed, scientists on the icebreaker Xuelong (Snow Dragon) said on Saturday, after the country's 34th national scientific expedition to Earth's southern pol

First-quarter revenue at CNOOC Ltd, the listed arm of China National Offshore Oil Co, rose 10.8% from a year earlier, largely due to a rebound in international oil prices.

The 13th edition of the Singapore Maritime Week (SMW), themed “Positioning for Future Growth – Driving Connectivity, Innovation and Talent”, was officially opened by Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport and M

Iron ore spot prices have witnessed marked growth from yesterday, which were spurred by Sino-US trade war in tandem with upswing futures market. Traders and steel mills are both bullish on the coming market, thus traders tend to hold up offe