1.A Chinese tug has been fitted with a space to quarantine crew members as the global maritime industry continues to implement precautionary health and safety measures to prevent COVID-19.
2.A homegrown electric cargo ship with a load capacity of 1,000 tons successfully tested the water at the Yangtze River section in Changzhou on Friday.
3.A passenger port in Zhuhai, China has created a new solution using aquatic robots for long distance line deployment.
4.The Carnival Cruise Line recently announced it will resume operating eight cruise lines from Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston in the US on August 1.
5.Sinopec has put China's largest petrochemical port into operation with the successful docking and unloading of the New Renown, Crude Oil Tanker (VLCC) from the Middle East.
6.China’s index of export container transport dipped in the past week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
7.Crude imports for China’s independent refineries further rebounded 8.3% at 13.19 million mt in April, or 3.22 million b/d, from 12.2 million mt in March.
8.U.S. soybean exports have been historically sluggish in recent months, but although industry expectations are already low, full-year shipments are in danger.
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