Singapore-based tanker shipownerXihe Group of Companies (Xihe) has appointed V.Group, a leading global provider of ship management and marine servicesas the technical manager for16 of its modern tankers. Mr. Kenny Lim, Interim CEO of Xihe s

The leader of the worlds largest container shipping group predicts that trade will recover quickly to pre-pandemic levels and grow slowly but steadily thereafter. Sren Skou, an IMD alumnus (MBA 1997) who now runs AP Moller-Maersk, said: Our

Executive summary The current PRC Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes (previously revised in 2015) prohibits the import, dumping and disposal of both solid wastes, unless subject to a specific import

1.Chinas foreign trade has the conditions and capabilities to achieve high-quality development even though COVID-19 has dealt a heavy blow to the global market. 2.A new Just In Time Arrival Guide which aims to provide both port and shipping

On the afternoon of August 10 Beijing Time, Fortune announced 2020 Fortune Global 500 List. COSCO SHIPPING ranked No. 264, up 15 places from the previous year. Since its reorganization in 2016, the corporation has jumped 201 spots on the li

Chinas foreign trade has the conditions and capabilities to achieve high-quality development even though COVID-19 has dealt a heavy blow to the global market, head of the General Administration of Customs (GAC) Ni Yuefeng told Xinhua in an

The Managing Director of Aries Group of Companies, and Founder Chair of Society of Naval Architects Marine Engineers-UAE Section,Ajith PJ, has been honoured with the Fellow Status by Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers(SNAME),

US horizontal drilling activity in oil basins, which has plummeted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is not likely to materially recover this year, a new Rystad Energy analysis shows. Drilling permits, which are increasingly reliable indicators

On August 10, the first 6G60ME-C9.5-LGIP-HPSCR engine manufactured by CSSC-MES Diesel successfully completed the factory acceptance. This is a LPG dual-fuel main engine, which will be installed on the 86,000 cubic meter VLGC built by Jiangn

SEACOR ATLAS, a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) project built by COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) for SEACOR was delivered on Aug. 10. SEACOR ATLAS has a total length of 83.75 meters, a width of 18 meters, and a maximum draft of 5.8 me

1.IMO has issued the calendar of meetings for September-December 2020, setting dates for remote sessions of the IMO Council and Committees. 2.Chinese private shipyard Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding has entered into a court-led restructuring aft

China is expected to lead Asias refinery coking units capacity growth, contributing about 94% of the regions total capacity growth by 2024. The country is likely to add 351 thousand barrels per day (mbd) of coking capacity by 2024, says Glo

A cruise ship set sail on Friday from Chongqings Chaotianmen port to Yichang, Hubei province, marking the restart of cruise tours on the Yangtze River. Because of the pandemic, cruises were suspended on Jan 22. On Friday, the cruise ship Ya

Research by global, sector-focused law firm HFW has found that London continues to dominate the market for international maritime arbitration, accounting for more than 80 percent of all cases globally. London handled 1,737 maritime arbitrat

Facing the impact of COVID-19 outbreak, COSCO SHIPPING Group has increased its orders to 68 ships, becoming the worlds largest holder of orders for the first time. COSCO SHIPPING Group had orders for a total of 68 2.4m CGT ships by the end