China on Tuesday announced the expanding of its Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ) in its latest major strategic move for further opening-up. The addition of the Lingang area is a major strategic decision made by the Communist Party of China Ce

Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited the logistics arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited has extended its SuperLink China Direct scheduled road feeder services to Zhuhai and the western Pearl River Delta. The new SLCD servic

1.China might escort Chinese commercial vessels in Gulf waters under a U.S. proposal for a maritime coalition to secure oil shipping lanes following attacks on tankers, its envoy to the United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday. 2.While iron ore

China might escort Chinese commercial vessels in Gulf waters under a U.S. proposal for a maritime coalition to secure oil shipping lanes following attacks on tankers, its envoy to the United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday. If there happens t

Hong Kong-based minor bulk specialist Pacific Basin, has announced the appointment of Dr Kyllikki Tikka as an independent non-executive director of the company. Dr Tikka has been employed by Classification Society, ABS for the last 18 years

1.Singapores China Navigation has announced that New Zealand-based subsidiary Pacifica Shipping has acquired a 1,700 teu ship for deployment on its coastal shipping service in New Zealand. 2.Cosco Shipping Financial Holdings, a unit of Chin

Readers will be aware that the intensification in the use of sanctions by States and other supra-national bodies over recent years has had a number of consequences for insurers.As a result, the London PI Club established our Sanctions Team,

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index fell for a tenth straight session on Monday to its lowest in nearly a month as a combination of better ship supply and easing demand hurt vessel rates. The Baltic index, which tracks rates for shi

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed that seafarers working onboard cruise ships and ferries rank among the unhappiest in the industry. The report, which is produced in assoc

What Is Ocean Engineering? Ocean engineering is a field of study that can be vaguely defined as an advanced part of the other marine technology studies like maritime engineering or offshore engineering or marine electronic technology. If de

The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA)the industry voice of Singapores maritime communitytoday organised its inaugural Tech and Demo Day, during which it announced the formation of a new Digital Transformation Committee. The Tech and Demo

Chinas ports handle nearly a third of global container traffic and it has the largest merchant fleet in the world in terms of the number of ships owned. But given the size of its fleet and the number of ships that pass through its ports, Ch

1.Beijing has spent $144bn on its ports since 2012. It now wants to spend that money more wisely. Jason Jiang reports from Shanghai. 2.A new luxury ro-ro passenger vessel built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd for Sansha city

The chief executive of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, Peter Tam has resigned after 15 years as head of the secretariat of Hong Kongs largest insurers association. Peter has decided to pursue other opportunities and will be leaving th

Eagle Ocean Marine (EOM), the American Clubs fixed premium P I and FD D facility, recently completed another year of steady growth and solid profitability. It has also renewed its reinsurance program for another twelve months from July 1 on