China imported 1.44 million mt of LPG in December, up 13.5% from November, but down 9.3% year on year, the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs showed Friday. A combination of lower import price, better cracking mar

Further to our insight It is time to strengthen your onboard cyber security procedures of 12 December 2018, the Danish Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs recently published its Cyber and Information Security Strategy for t

1.The first POT-DeSOx Scrubber retrofitting project undertaken by Shandong Pure Ocean Technology Co.,Ltd (POT) in 2019 has recently completed the retrofitting design in CUD Shipyard, and successfully completed the lifting and positioning of

Chinas steel and iron ore futures dipped on January 23 following a broader sell-off across riskier assets, pressured by persistent concerns over weak demand amid a slowing global economy. Benchmark Shanghai steel rebar futures eased followi

The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has called upon the global maritime industry not to single out scrubber wash waters when coastal states and port authorities adopt local regulations to lessen the impact of ship operations on their por

Central Chinas Hubei province found new shale gas fields in its western part with combined geological resources reaching 11.68 trillion cubic meters, China Geological Survey said in a meeting on January 22. The resources provide possibility

1.On the occasion of Chinese New Year, the Chinese Shipping Association of London is hosting a gathering next Thursday, 31 January at the Baltic Exchange. 2.Chinas imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in December soared 25% from the same

On the occasion of Chinese New Year, the Chinese Shipping Association of London is hosting a gathering next Thursday, 31 January at the Baltic Exchange. The evening will start in the members bar with a Dry Bulk Market Overview by Troy Yu Le

The total import and export volume registered at Shanghai Customs District came in at 6.41 trillion yuan ($971.5 billion) in 2018, up 7.3 percent year-on-year, according to official data released on Wednesday. Exports in Shanghai grew six p

1.Qingdao Port International Co Ltd, operator of the worlds seventh busiest port by shipping volume, was officially listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Monday.The companys stock price surged by 44.03% to reach 6.64 yuan ($0.98) per sha

Chinas oil and gas industry is set to reinforce efforts to reduce environmental impacts of its projects and operations in 2019, leading energy and shipping certification agency DNV GL said Tuesday in a report. New research shows 61 percent

Stowage planning is an extremely hard discipline that is taught in an apprenticeship fashion within liner shipping companies. By utilising each container vessel maximally and incorporating knowledge about stowage planning in both operationa

The shipping industry is suffering under the fact that stowage planning is not supported by a standard reference that planners can use to optimise vessel utilisation. According to Rune Mller Jensen, chief author of the book Container Vessel

Amid increasing signs of Chinas industrial slowdown in 2019, data this week showing record oil and natural gas imports likely indicates a country at peak energy growth, with its thirst set to wane as the slowdown bites. Chinas record intake

Hamburg Sd and The China Navigation Company (CNCo), a subsidiary of the Swire Group, today announced an agreement for CNCo to acquire the bulk shipping business in Hamburg Sd which includes Rudolf A. Oetker (RAO), Furness Withy Chartering a