As the COVID-19 crisis and its economic fallout intensify, contractual parties have increasingly invoked force majeure provisions to excuse performance of contracts. This article is a follow up to Schiffer Hicks Johnsons earlier article on

As part of Singapores efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the first batch of 31 healthy foreign workers has moved into one of the three floating accommodations berthed at Tanjong Pagar Terminal today. About 1,300 healthy workers will

1.Workers started the construction of the Dalian Bay Cross-harbor Tunnel in the water area of Dalian City. 2.Nobu Sus 21-month detention at Pentonville Prison in the UK has come to an early close with the fallen Taiwanese magnate enjoying h

Chinas index of export container transport edged down in the past week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) stood at 886.26, down 1.1 percent from a week earlier, according to th

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has partnered terminal operator PSA Singapore, Keppel Offshore Marine, Bibby Maritime Limited and The Ascott Limited to bring in and manage two floating accommodations to temporarily house

1.Dalian has confirmed the construction of Ocean Center City! | It is planned to be built as a marine center city in Northeast Asia by 2035. 2.China and Brazil have submitted a paper to IMO in support of applying mandatory efficiency rules

Comply with global economic development trends, promote regional economic development, and play the leading role in revitalizing the Northeast, Dalian must turn to the sea. On April 9, Dalian Municipal Government issued a circular on the gu

Chinas raiway cargo shipments increased in March compared with a month ago,in a sign that the countrys economic activities improved as COVID-19 pandemic impact reduced. Total rail freight volume reached 346 million tonnes in March,up by 4.5

Driving the push towards a world economic recovery once the Covid-19 pandemic has eased will fall to global supply chains and the worlds shipping fleet according to Palau International Ship Registry (PISR). With increasing pressures on the

1.The maiden voyage ceremony of AG3 of Qingdao Port,Shandong Port Group,THE Alliance was successully held in Qingdao. 2.Korean shipbuilders are reportedly outrun by Chinese rivals in a race to win a 1.35-trillion-won order for six 23,000-TE

Senior member of the Shanghai Shipbrokers Club Yangfan Group secured a new order of 18,500dwt chemical tanker from Singapore owner on April 9th, 2020. The ships LOA is about 164.34m, breadth 23m and design draft 9.55m. The yard bagged one 2

Supertanker freight rates have fallen after last weeks highs as industry participants await the outcome of a meeting of oil producers on Thursday before making further bookings, industry sources said. Freight rates could drop further if the

World trade is expected to fall by between 13 percent and 32 percent in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts normal economic activity and life around the world, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said Wednesday in its latest report. The w

1.On April 8, Ye Weilong, deputy general manager of COSCO SHIPPING Group, died in Beijing early this morning at the age of 57. 2.Major ports in coastal areas of China have restored their operations to roughly the pre-COVID-19 level. 3.Japan

COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ARE STORING UP TROUBLE FOR SEAFARERS AND GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) have issued a joint call on behalf of seafarers to gove