Chinas goods trade has posted robust growth in the past seven decades thanks to the countrys reform and opening-up efforts. Goods trade volume stood at only $1.13 billion in 1950, while the number surged to $4.6 trillion in 2018, the Nation

When faced with a contamination or off-spec claim at the discharge port, the onus is on the vessel to show that the condition of the cargo has not changed between loading and discharge, and properly taken load port samples can provide such

The largest cohort of 27 port masters, harbour masters and middle managers from maritime and port authorities from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and Oceania attended the sixth Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (M

The American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (American Club), has appointed additional staff at its Hong Kong branch. Vicky Cheng and Joe Wan have been appointed as business development executives Asia to assist

From new markets to new technology the territorys logistics sector has a number of reasons to be cheerful, writes Keith Wallis Hong Kongs logistics industry, long considered one of the territorys four economic pillars, faces significant cha

Thomas Soderberg, founder of Hong Kong-based Tribini Capital, the shipowning and investment platform, is off to the US on 1 September to join Global Energy Ventures a developer of integrated marine compressed natural gas projects. Mr Soderb

1.Port of Qingdao has inked a cooperation agreement with the state-owned oil company Zhenhua Oil to jointly develop oil storage facility. 2.Shanghai Terminal has proposed to enter into a consortium agreement with Cosco Shipping Tianjin and

With its geographical advantages, the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang is leading the countrys efforts to develop a prosperous national maritime economy.The province boasts a coastline of 6,696 kilometers and more than 2,000 islands in

Shanghai Terminal (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) proposed to enter into the Consortium Agreement with COSCO SHIPPING Tianjin and one or more Other Investors, pursuant to which the Consortium would seek to acquire a maximum of 5,

HONG Kongs Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (OOIL), now a Cosco unit, and parent of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), has announced a profit attributable to equity holders of US$139 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 20

A Chinese rail company has started selling low-emissions freight containers that keep cold without the need for fuel-generated refrigeration. Hebei-based transport business CRRC Shijiazhuang sold 49 of the containers to a manufacturer in Ch

This week our CLEANBU MV Baru successfully made the first switch from wet to dry cargo, the first cargo switch for our new CLEANBU fleet. The vessel transported a full cargo of petroleum products (CPP) from India to Argentina. After dischar

1.Chinas new self-developed oceanic research vessel has set sail to the South China Sea to conduct its first comprehensive sea trial. 2.Chinas cargo throughput at ports climbed 7.7 percent year on year to 7.9 billion tonnes in the first sev

Spot rates for shipping containers from Asia to northern Europe in the week ending Friday fell a further 2.3 per cent to US$793 per TEU, while the Shanghai-Mediterranean rates dipped 4.7 per cent to $969 per TEU, according to the Shanghai C

Chinas new self-developed oceanic research vessel has set sail to the South China Sea to conduct its first comprehensive sea trial, according to the Science and Technology Daily Monday.The vessel named Dayang (Ocean) is designed by the Chin