Chinas Xuelong, polar icebreaker, collided with an iceberg on its 35th Antarctic research mission due to thick fog, said Chinas Ministry of Natural Resources Monday on its website. The collision happened at around 11 a.m. (BJT), on January

Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Health, announced two initiatives for the maritime industry at the Singapore Shipping Associations (SSA) Annual Lunar New Year Cocktail Reception this evening. The two initiatives,

Chinas oil and gas industry is set to reinforce efforts to reduce environmental impacts of its projects and operationsin 2019, said a research. According to a new research from DNV GL, six in ten (61%) senior oil and gas professionals in Ch

1.A direct sea freight route opened on Saturday between Taiwans Kaohsiung and Pingtan in Fujian province, drastically shortening shipping times for fresh farm produce from the island to mainland markets. 2.Tianjin 2018 LNG imports hit fresh

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) aims to double its exploration projects and proven oil and gas reserves in seven years, the company said on January 18. The announcement was a direct response to President Xi Jinpings call to

Spot rates for shipping containers from Asia to northern Europe in the week ending Friday dropped 0.9 per cent to US$970 per TEU, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI). The rates on the Asia-Mediterranean trade were v

A direct sea freight route opened on Saturday between Taiwans Kaohsiung and Pingtan in Fujian province, drastically shortening shipping times for fresh farm produce from the island to mainland markets. In the past, shipments from Kaohsiung

The oil and gas industry achieved a net production increase of 164bn cubic metres (bcm), which represents the highest production growth since 2010, according to research by Rystad Energy. Year-on-year growth was clearly driven by North Amer

Looking Back 2018 saw a sea-change in attitudes and actions towards Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. By March, of the 94 cruise ships on the global order-book, 18 under construction were LNG-powered. This represented 20% of all

I think, in many ways, the report shows an encouraging trend, that bulk terminals generally perform well - only four reports were rated as poor, says Aron Sorensen, Head of Maritime Technology and Regulation at BIMCO. The reports show that

The shipping industry is rapidly reaching a point of no return: Emission limits and, in the more distant future, complete decarbonization will change ship operation dramatically. The question is: How should container ships be built today? T

Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, and the provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the worlds leading organizations across the shipping supply chain, announced that Jintang In

1.COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited today announced that the Company has signed official agreement with PSA Corporation Limited (PSA) for the addition of two new berths at the COSCO-PSA Terminal (COSCO PSA Terminal or CPT) in Boao, Hainan. 2.Acc

The definition of laid up used in this context: Estimating the number of vessels in layup is an imperfect science, however, using a big data approach VesselsValue can provide a valid estimation using the following methodology. VV observes t

1.During a maritime safety seminar held by Hong Kong Marine Department yesterday, the department proposed to set up four ship speed limit areas each at Tai Po and Sai Kung, adding to 21 existing speed limit areas. 2.Chinas Ningbo-Zhoushan p