Chinas gasoline exports to Australia shot up to 70,000 mt in December 2020, almost double the shipments in the same month a year earlier and marking a big spike from the zero cargoes in November, detailed data released by the General Admini

Chinas raw coal production increased by 0.9 percent year on year in 2020, while its coal imports augmented 1.5 percent, statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed. A total of 3.84 billion tons of raw coal were manufact

Turkey launched diplomatic efforts to find crew members that were kidnapped after a pirate attack on a Turkish cargo ship off Nigeria, according to diplomatic sources. Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation wit

DNV GL has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for ships - the result of a joint research project between KSOE and SK Shipping. The virtual

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has suspended the licence of pleasure craft, ADVANT, for 30 days, for an incident on 26 December 2020 in the vicinity of Lazarus Island. MPAs preliminary investigations revealed that the nu

Since 2019 Brazil has become the top crude exporter in Latin America, with crude shipments (for all producers) reaching a record 1.4 million b/d last year. Further growth is likely, with Petrobras announcing its plans to double the companys

Members who transit the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea should note that earlier this month, a tanker conducting STS operations in the Persian Gulf reported a limpet mine attached to the hull of the vessel, which was re

On January 20, Nantong Xiangyu signed 1+1 shipbuilding contracts with Ningbo Juhe, Chizhou Jiuhua, and Guangxi Jinhang, respectively. The 79900DWT bulk carrier jointly developed by Nantong Xiangyu and Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Des

Chinas Sanlin Shipyard has built and delivered a new harbor tug for the Port of Shanghai. The Robert Allan Ltd.-designed workboat Hai Gang 501 will be used by Shanghai Harbor Fuxing Shipping Service Company for berthing and unberthing in ha

Chinas exports of clean marine fuels in December rose to a record since shipments began a year ago, taking 2020 exports of the ship fuel to 15.45 million tonnes, customs data showed on Wednesday. Chinese oil refineries began exporting very

The new California law, which entered into force on 1 January 2021, doubles the existing minimum and maximum fines for certain oil spill violations related, among other things, to persons who knowingly engage in or cause the discharge or sp

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has launched an anonymous Port Integrity Survey to assess the impact of MACNs efforts in Nigeria and to better understand the evolving situation in Nigerian ports and terminals. BIMCO supports MAC

Climate protection is the greatest challenge of our time and the maritime industry is not exempt from it. The environmental conference gmec at SMM DIGITAL, the leading international maritime trade event, will point the way for the industrys

Members and Assureds should be aware that further entities and vessels were added to OFACs SDN list on 19 January 2021 under sanctions relating to Venezuela, Russia and Yemen. Full details of the additional designations are set out in the U

Four experiments to combat marine litter in the Baltic Sea have received support from the City of Helsinki. A startup named Clewat tested a new kind of waste collection ship that effectively collects macro and microplastics from seawater, w