Last week it was reported that ports overseen by Dalian customs (Dalian, Bayuquan, Dandong, Panjin and Beiliang) would stop importing coal, both thermal and coking, from Australia indefinitely. In addition, total imports would be subject to

China allows overseas individual investors to participate in the trading of iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange starting Wednesday. The move came after the country opened iron ore futures to foreign institutional investors in

The 2019 budget address delivered by Hong Kongs financial secretary, Paul Chan on Wednesday had nothing new specifically for the territorys marine sector. Mr Chan noted this morning: The Government has commissioned the Hong Kong Maritime an

China will announce a plan this year to form a national oil and gas pipeline group combining the long-distance pipeline assets of the countrys state-owned energy companies, in the sectors largest reshuffle in two decades, said three persons

1.Rizhao port of Shandong province is to build an additional 300,000 tonnes class (VLCC) crude oil terminal to further improve its crude oil transportation service.The terminal,will be jointly invested in and constructed by Rizhao port,Shan

The International Agricultural Show will take place fromFebruary 23 to March 3, 2019, in Paris and illustrates the importance of France in global agricultural exports. On this occasion, discover how CMA CGM supports French farmers and produ

Our previous article highlighted the development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) in Norway and Finland with the YARA BIRKELAND and FinFerries FALCO projects. In this article, we focus on the challenges of adapting the existing re

1.Ericsson and China Unicom, a mobile service provider, are developing a 5G smart harbor at the Port of Qingdao in China. This comes after a successful technical solution verification at the port of Qingdao, which found that up to 70% of la

A Chinese deep-sea exploration vessel returned to port on Tuesday after completing the first joint scientific expedition with Pakistan. Haiyang Dizhi-10 (Ocean Geology No.10) returned to south Chinas Guangzhou Port after its first-ever deep

OPEC and its allies will stick with their agreement to cut oil supply, pushing for more adherence despite a demand by U.S. President Donald Trump that the producer group ease its efforts to boost crude prices, a Gulf OPEC source said on Tue

Today we bring you our bi-weekly Brazil iron ore shipments and VLOC/Valemax arrivals monitor. Charts below show following three things: 1. Brazils weekly iron ore shipments by vessel class beginning 2019 (left chart) 2. VLOCs and Valemax wi

1.China and Saudi Arabia ink co-operation on shipping sector.Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabias crown prince, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last Friday.The two countries should spee

The conditions of an agreement that give three Chinese companies 75% outtake rights to a $43 billion Alaska liquefied natural gas project are still being determined, project insiders said. The project would include an 800-mile pipe to trans

Ship owners need more than a simple warning from regulators as new rules affecting global shipping operations come into play they need stronger support, according to Panos Kirnidis, CEO of Palau International Ship Registry (PISR). My freque

Two senior managers at Hong Kongs Wallem Group were shown the door on Friday (22 November). David Price, managing director of the ship management division, and director of Sales and Marketing Nigel Moore have left the company at the behest