Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd has successfully secured a contract to build and deliver a 40m Fast Crew Boat for new client Blue Petra Sdn Bhd, a fully owned subsidiary of Great Ocean Supply Services Sdn Bhd, based in Malaysia. Great Ocean is

At the beginning of 2022, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, a subsidiary of CSSC, signed a construction contract for six dual-fuel 16,000TEU container ships with a well-known European shipowner, and signed a construction contract for four 37,00

The number of piracy and armed robbery cases in the Singapore Strait hit a six-year high in 2021, even as such cases in Asia fell to their lowest since 2018. There were 49 incidents in the Singapore Strait recognised as one of the worlds bu

Twenty years since it anchored in the Port of Boston, Chinas shipping giant COSCO has operated vessel services that preserved 9,000 maritime and shipping-related jobs and created thousands more across Massachusetts and the New England Six S

Chinas latest move to increase fuel oil export quotas for this year bodes well for its ambition to further develop itself as a bunkering hub and to stymie competition from other Asian ports, with more generous export quota allowances likely

Conventional or Dual Fuel? Decarbonisation talk appears to be everywhere nowadays - on a government level and in a plethora of industries. Last year saw several international agreements reached during COP26 as well as European Union proposa

After a volatile 2021, leading shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) looks at the next 12 months and highlights areas of particular interest in their 2022 Outlook Report. This comprehensive analysis looks at various drivers of shipping mark

Hegh Autoliners announced that it has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (CMHI) for four fixed and eight optional multi-fuel and zero carbon ready Aurora class vessels. Under the terms of the con

On January 18, Shanghai International Port Groupand MSCMediterranean Shipping Companysigned a joint venture agreement on the Yangshan yard project of Shanghai Port Northeast Asia Empty Container Shipping Center. The two parties will work to

Yangtze River Three Gorges 1, the worlds largest electric cruise ship, has successfully returned to its home port in Yichang, central Chinas Hubei Province, after completing a trial voyage, according to information published on the State-ow

The central government has released a new set of measures to stabilize Chinas foreign trade, a key driver of economic growth, as officials and experts expect stronger headwinds faced with the sector this year. In a guideline published on Ja

Over January-December 2021, Chinas total natural gas imports increased by 19.9% year on year, with pipeline gas imports rising more than 22% year on year and LNG imports growing more than 18% year on year, according to General Administratio

GMCG Global, one of the worlds leading maritime consulting group, has increased its presence in India and East Africa with the appointment of Mr. Nandlal Aher as Managing Director for the region. As part of his new role with GMCG, Nandlal A

Shanghai Municipal Peoples Government andInternational Maritime Organization signed a memorandum of cooperation. According to the memorandum, Shanghaigovernment andIMO will deepen technical cooperation on the basis of jointly supporting the

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has expanded its commitment to Africa with two recent sites in Angola. The company has a 20-year record of supplying local customers, and the two recently opened facilities in Soyo and Viana