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

1.The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced further steps it is taking to prepare for IMOs 0.5% cap on sulphur content in marine fuel coming into force on 1 January 2020. 2.On 18 December, 2018, the naming ceremony fo

Digitalization continued to reshape the maritime industry in the year 2018 with a number of developments made in the autonomous and remotely operated ships. Even though there is some time for the first commercial autonomous vessels to be la

1.Taicang port in Suzhou, East Chinas Jiangsu province, has handled more than five million containers this year, according to local media reports on Dec 24.The record high number of containers moved, 13,700 containers each day over the past

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced further steps it is taking to prepare for IMOs 0.5% cap on sulphur content in marine fuel coming into force on 1 January 2020. Speaking at the Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS

HONG KONGs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) was named Company of the Year at the Lloyds List Global Awards ceremony in London, that paid tribute to the companys operational excellence, digital innovation and maintaining an outstanding

ClassNK releases amendments to class rules Tokyo Leading classification society ClassNK has announced that it released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships on 25 December 2018. ClassNK is const

1.Chinese shipyard Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding has signed newbuilding contracts with Shanghai Ganglu Shipping to construct two 56,000-dwt dry bulk carriers.And the bulk carriers will be classified by China Classification Society (CCS). 2.Sue