In the year 2018, the maritime industry saw the launch of some of the most impressive vessels which are also currently the worlds first among their types. Lets take a look at some of the top launches made in the industry this year. 1. World

1.Chinas farthest offshore wind farm came into use on Thursday in Yancheng, east Chinas Jiangsu Province, as 72 turbines of the farms third phase project started operation in full capacity. 2.The ship departed with a whistle on what is now

At the 100th session of the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meeting discussions on fuel quality and safety were high on the agenda. Poor fuel quality is a problem which affects many stakeholders in

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced an industry commitment to reduce the rate of the global fleets carbon emissions 40% by 2030, from a 2008 baseline. We aspire to the International Maritime Organizations vision of a

China plans to build 212 national logistic hubs and form a national logistics hub network in line with the advanced economic system by 2035, thepaper.cn reported on Monday. About 30 hubs will be established by 2020 and another 150 will be b

The ship departed with a whistle on what is now its regular route at Xiamen port in Fujian province on Dec 24, marking the official launch of the first container liner route identified as Silk Road Sea Transport in Fujian. On the same day,

1.A shipping conglomerate, the China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) Shipping Corporation Limited, has developed into a world-class ocean shipping giant during the process of Chinas reform and opening-up. 2.The Xiamen International C

Green ban on hazardous foreign vessels to protect ship-breaking sector, hinterland Come next week/year, a decades-old marine trade practice in China will draw to a close. The countrys ship-breaking yards, which have been tearing apart the w

China will lower or remove import and export duties on a number of items starting 2019 as part of a tariff adjustment package announced Monday as the country further opens up the economy. To expand imports, more than 700 items of products w

A shipping conglomerate, the China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) Shipping Corporation Limited, has developed into a world-class ocean shipping giant during the process of Chinas reform and opening-up. Now, the number of port termin

1.BEIJING: China announced on Monday adjustments to some import and export tariffs for 2019, removing import duties on alternatives to soymeal for animal feeds and tariffs on fertilizers and iron ore exports, to boost foreign trade as the e

A sharp decline in prices as well as mounting pressure of oversupply has forced OPEC and its allies to cut production. However, crude tanker demand is unlikely to be affected, as a notional loss in the volume of crude oil trade owing to the

With the manpower having reduced to a fundamental minimum on board ships, it is all the more imperative to keep safety at sea as the prime concern for the crew. Regular maintenance of lifeboats, life rafts and other such safety entities mus

As the demand for its exhaust gas cleaning systems -- aka. scrubbers -- has grown, Yara Marine Technologies opened its new office in Shanghai. Peter Strandberg, CEO, Yara Marine, explains: A large percentage of scrubber installations will b

Chinas import is expected to reach an all-time high over 2 trillion U.S. dollars in value in 2018, said a national commercial work conference held in Beijing on Saturday. According to the conference which was sponsored by the Ministry of Co