The Qingdao West Coast New Area in Shandong province has achieved great results in developing the marine economy over the past few years, officials said. The marine economy is a distinct feature and the most advantageous and potent powerhou

1.Beijing is expected to approve a long-awaited tax rebate for the export of low-sulphur fuel oils later this year. The move will allow Zhoushan to provide this type of marine fuel at a price that is no more expensive than Singapore. 2.On J

Shipbuilders from China and Japan are seeking cooperation with each other, hoping to establish more joint ventures. One new ship-building joint venture, established by Chinas Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group and Japans Mitsui Engineering and

1.China Merchants Port Group Company Limited jointed hands with China Mobile Limited Shenzhen Branch and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., to establish the first 5G intelligent innovation laboratory in the port industry at Haixing Wharf, with

China has offered 3,600 places to women at maritime colleges since 2016 in an effort to boost gender parity on ships, the Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday. The country has been making consistent efforts in educating and training female

Newbuilding Since the beginning of the year, 100 newbuild orders have been placed across the tanker sector. This is a considerable amount lower than the same period last year, when 140 vessels were placed. It is no surprise to see the Greek

Hong Kong-based container shipping and logistics service company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has chosen the Navis stowage planning software StowMan for effectively stowing vessels in its container ship fleet. According to Navis, a

The Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision today in Dutra Group v Batterton, 588 US __ (2019) (attached below), holding (in a 6-3 decision) that seafarers are not entitled to punitive damages if the shipowner breaches its du

The Tokyo and Paris MoUs have developed a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on emergency systems and procedures. The CIC will run from 1 September to 30 November 2019. This PSC news gives an overview of DNV GLs recommendations for focu

1.Eastern Chinese port of Qingdao has inked strategy co-operation agreement with global information and communications solutions provider Huawei to jointly develop 5G technology. 2.Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

The Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) has supported the recent deliberations of the 74th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC74) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on the 2020 global sulphur cap.

ARIES oil field services, is now the Middle Easts 1st establishment to be approved and certificated for Remote Inspection Techniques specialist (UAV) for Ships and Offshore units by ABS. Considered as an additional alternative means of acce

VLCC spot freight rates between the Arabian Gulf and China rose 101% in the days between June 13, 2019 and June 20, 2019, in the aftermath of attacks on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Spot freight rates for a VLCC, carrying 2 million

1.The global first intelligent No.82 VLCC (308,000 DWT), constructed for China Merchants Steamship (CMES) by DSIC delivered successfully on June 22, 2019 in Dalian. Captain Xie, the Chairman of DMES named the ship New Journey. 2.Japans ship

I​dentifying organisms and microbes in ballast water, as well as monitoring port marine life where ballast water may be released, are key for countries preparing to enforce IMOs Ballast Water Management Convention. The treaty involves mea