1.Chinas second -- and the first domestically built -- research icebreaker, Xuelong 2, set sail on Wednesday from its homeport in Shanghai for its first Arctic expedition. 2.Chinese domestic tanker shipping operator Nanjing Shenghang Shippi

The global summit hosted by the UK Government on 9 July 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 on crew changes was attended by just fifteen countries. Thirteen pledged to take action to help cut through bureaucratic red tape preventing crew changes

Chinas second -- and the first domestically built -- research icebreaker, Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, set sail on Wednesday from its homeport in Shanghai for its first Arctic expedition. The mission is also the new icebreakers second polar

Chinas steel production dipped in early July, but still stayed near record highs. The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) reported Tuesday that crude steel output across major mills in China averaged 2.13 million mt per day in the first

Chinas Maritime Safety Administration on Wednesday signed a deal with the countrys state-owned shipbuilder to cooperate in sectors of smart ships and maritime environmental protection. The administration will work with the China State Shipb

Chinas crude oil demand will surge next year, as the nations economic activity recovers strongly following the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Despite a contraction of 6.8 percent year-

Tight supply in the Black Sea feed wheat market has fuelled rumours that traders are struggling to cover cargo volumes and are looking to buy their way out of their contractual export obligations amid a lack of physical offers, market sourc

The COVID-19 pandemic affects the industrys endeavours to implement the upcoming European Unions Ship Recycling Regulations (EUSRR) and many shipowners may not be able to finalize the required Inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) prior to

Several South Korean ports will have designated national sulphur emission control areas from midnight 1 September 2020. The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is the latest country to announce the designation of national sulphur emission contr

China issued the notice on further improving the work of the 400,000 ton iron ore terminals. The notice points out that Landbridge port ore berth can accommodate 400,000 tons of iron ore vessels without the need for separate approval proced

1.The Methanol Institute (MI) will consider the technical and operational requirements for the use of methanol as a marine fuel. 2.Chinas Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry has completed repair works on a 30,000-cbm carrier, marking the second-e

A multifunctional intelligent ecological marine ranch platform has begun operating in Yantai, a coastal city in East Chinas Shandong province, and welcomed its first batch of visitors on July 10. It is the first of its kind in China. The in

Paraguays soybean exports to Brazil have increased 370% year-on-year in the first half of 2020, reflecting low water levels complicating the countrys typical export route and amid strong Brazilian domestic demand, the latest data released M

World trade has suffered a severe blow. Shipyards are sitting idle, and SMM, the leading international maritime trade fair, had to be rescheduled: The economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic have sent shock waves through the shipp

SUNRUI officially completed the delivery of the ballast water management system of NYK Lines Frontier Rose, which is the 1,000th set of ballast water equipment operated by Qingdao SUNRUI. Frontier Rose is an 180000DWT bulk carrier under NYK