1.Chinese dry bulk owner Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has announced the sale of -built supramax Jin Zhou for $7.38m.The vessel was sold to Singapore ship brokering and ship management company Poseidon Global Shipping, and continues a

At least one person died and 10 others were missing after a freighter sank off Chinas eastern coast on Wednesday (Jan 2), the official Xinhua news agency reported. The cargo ship had 15 people on board when it sank at around 4.30am, 90 naut

The De Nora Balpure slipstream method ballast water treatment system is the 15th unit to be granted US Coast Guard (USCG) type-approval. De Nora was the ninth manufacturer to apply for USCG type-approval. De Nora Ballast Water Management Sy

Oil producers are invariably in it for the long haul. Investing billions of dollars to find and develop new resources entails an almost clairvoyant understanding of future demand cycles. However, volatile prices and uncertainty over global

1.Tianjin Southwest Maritime has signed a newbuilding contract with Jiangnan Shipyard for the construction of up to two 86,000 cu m VLGCs.The contract includes firm order for one vessel and an option for another one. Other contract details

Hong Kongs November exports fell 0.8 per cent year on after posting a 14 per cent increase in October, marking the first decline since January 2017, reported the Census and Statistics Department. Decreases in exports came in non-metallic mi

Craig Jallal predicts the top five trends in marine fuels and propulsion technology markets for 2019 Predictions often turn out to be nothing more than a lot of hot air, but they serve several purposes. They spur conversation about importan

Brent over U.S.$80 a barrel always seemed too good to last, defying the fundamentals. The sharp retreat in price may turn out to be a good thing, injecting a healthy dose of reality to the industry at just the right time. We expect Brent to

Chinas research icebreaker Xuelong arrived at New Zealands Christchurch on Saturday morning to replenish supplies on Chinas 35th Antarctic expedition. This is the second phase of supply delivery it conducts after it left Zhongshan station,

Cheniere ships first Corpus Christi LNG commissioning cargo Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy said the first commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas has loaded and departed from its Corpus Christi liquefaction facility in Texa

Chinas 13th National Peoples Congress (NPC) Standing Committee deliberated a maritime protection report in its seventh group meeting in Beijing on Friday. The report was submitted by its law enforcement inspection team. The NPC standing com

1.China on Wednesday announced the trial operation of a marine environment forecast and support system which focuses on areas along the maritime silk road.Developed by the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC), the system

China on Wednesday announced the trial operation of a marine environment forecast and support system which focuses on areas along the maritime silk road. Developed by the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC), the system

We assume no impact from the OPEC+ decision on either Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan, said Paul Sheldon from SP Global Platts Analytics, highlighting the fact neither country voluntarily reduced production during the the deal started in 2017 and

The structure of Chinas marine economy has been optimized over the past five years, with the tertiary industrys share growing by almost 9 percentage points in that period to 56.6 percent in 2017, lawmakers heard on Monday. The marine econom