Japanese ship building marine engineering and service company, Imabari Shipbuilding, with the cooperation of Marubeni Corporation, has secured a newbuilding order of twelve 11,000-TEU container carriers from Taiwans Evergreen Line. The Japa

1.China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) announced that, Cao De Sheng, has been appointed as the Director of Maritime Safety Administration. 2.China is expected to have the highest demand for LNG with worldwide use set to nearly triple

Chinas container transport for export purposes lost steam in December over lackluster demand on some routes, according to data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Export Containerized Freight Index stood at 849.69 points

Jinhui Shipping and Transportation Limited, one of the worlds largest Supramax owners, informed that its subsisidary Jinzhou Marine has decided to dispose of a Supramax bulk carrier. Jinzhou Marine signed a memorandum of agreement with the

1.China Ministry of Transport (MOT) issued a document of the Notice on Regulating the Implementation of Supervision and Management of Ship Air Pollutant Emission Control Areas. And it clearly bans discharging washing water from open loop sc

1.Rudong liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, the first terminal in eastern Chinas Jiangsu province, received a total 6.5 million tonnes of LNG from domestic and overseas sources as of December 30 noon in 2018, ranking the first among all

Shipping will continue to attract investors in 2019 if it fulfils its ESG (environmental, social and governance) responsibilities. In the latest issue of Bottom Line, our shipping sector newsletter, Richard Greiner, Shipping Transport Partn

The shipments of contaminated bunker fuel have made their way to several bunker ports in different countries. The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) and shippers worldwide have called for a stricter quality

We get a lot of queries from seafarers who want to start investing their hard earned money through various financial tools and the most frequently asked question we get is what is better for investing money Direct equity stocks or equity mu

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