Spot rates for shipping containers from Asia to northern Europe in the week ending Friday was up five per cent to US$780 per TEU, while the Shanghai-Mediterranean run was up 4.2 per cent to $740 per TEU, according to the Shanghai Containeri

The Asian Shipowners Association held its 28th Annual General Meeting on 28th May in Bangkok, Thailand, hosted by the Federation of ASEAN Shipowners Association Thailand. Mr Bhumindr Harinsuit, the 28th ASA President, strongly urged members

Responding to changing regulations the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched of the third edition of its essential Guidelines on the Application of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, the only fully up to date guide to the Ma

In a little over 6 months the new IMO low-sulphur rule will come into effect. Few contest the change will have anything other than far-reaching consequences for the global container shipping industry and its users, but many BCOs remain unce

The worlds largest passenger-cargo ro-ro terminal project, Xuwen Port transport hub in Zhanjiang, south Chinas Guangdong province began to install its steel frame structure on May 20. Located at the throat of the continental end of Qiongzho

Chinas cargo shipment via railways registered a strong growth of 10% in April compared with the same period last year, showed data from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Total rail cargo deliveries reached 336 million t

1.The worlds largest passenger-cargo ro-ro terminal project, Xuwen Port transport hub in Zhanjiang, south Chinas Guangdong province began to install its steel frame structure on May 20. 2.On May 25, 2019, Mr Wang Yongxin, President of China

1.Damen Yichang Shipyard in China has held a keel-laying ceremony for an LNG bunkering vessel being built for the new energy brand Elenger, formerly known as Eesti Gaas. 2.Brazilian state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is shipping crude

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Chinas largest oil and gas producer and supplier, built a surface gas drilling transmitting system at Sichuan Basin in southwestern China, according to a meeting held on May 28. The system covers

Iron ore stocks at Chinas ports declined by 4.4mt last week to 127.7mt, the lowest level since Jan-17. The pace of stock draw-down in recent weeks has been the highest on record with inventories falling by 20.8mt or by about 3mt per week si

China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has won a fresh contract to carry out the second phase of the expansion work of Ghanas eastern port of Tema, officials confirmed to Xinhua late Tuesday. The contract signed with Meridian Ports Service

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) presented a type approval certificate for the largest PureBallast 3 reactor size: 1500 m3/h, on 15 May. Customers can now select any PureBallast 3 system configuration for use in United States waters, said a pres

Hamburg/So Paolo, 29 May 2019 The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and WindEnergy Hamburg are extending and expanding their cooperation, as GWEC becomes the exclusive Global Partner of the worlds leading wind industry expo until the end of

In MEPC 74th meeting hold from 13th May to 17th May,IMO has approved a comprehensive set of guidance and guidelines to support the consistent implementation of the 0.5% sulfur limit in Marine fuel, which will come into force on 1st Jan 2020

Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp said that its containership YM Excellence while sailing from Shekou, China, to Singapore successfully rescued two Australians who were spotted fleeing out of a flaming yacht. After