1.China's container transport for export purposes gained momentum in August, according to data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
2.Cumulative warehousing of bonded mixed ore in Dalian Port of northeast China's Liaoning Province had exceeded 20 million tons from April last year to August this year.
3.China's goods trade went up 9.1% year on year to 19.43 trillion yuan (about 2.85 trillion US dollars) in the first eight months of this year,customs data showed Saturday.
4.Oil prices dropped on Wednesday on the landing and softening of tropical storm Gordon as well as renewed concerns over the weakening of petroleum demand in emerging markets.
5.Since China Merchants Port (CMP) set up shop in Paranagua,things have picked up in this small southern Brazilian city of 151,000 residents.
6.China is launching its first domestically built research icebreaker,Xuelong 2,or Snow Dragon 2,on Monday,and plans to officially put it into service in the first half of 2019.
7.Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal rose nearly 10 percent in August from a month earlier, port data released on Monday showed.
8.This week,the biggest players in the reefer business---including Hapag-Lloyd---will gather in Hong Kong at Asia Fruit Logistica,the largest reefer trade fair in the region.Around 13,000 decision-makers from more than 70 countries are expected to attend the fair.
XINDE MARINE NEWS editor：Anita
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