1.On Dec 6th 2018, China Merchants Energy Shipping Company Ltd(CMES) issued important personnel appointments. Due to work changes, Mr. Su Xingang applied to resign as chairman of the company, and Capt Xie Chunlin was elected as Chairman of

The Standard Club has worked with the Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP) for three years to promote safety at sea and accident prevention, through the creation of video bulletins highlighting hazardous incidents and

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned that the role of an expert witness should not be undertaken lightly and that all professionals acting in this capacity should be aware that they could face legal action for negli

ICE February Brent settled 52 cents lower at $61.56/b and NYMEX January WTI was down 36 cents at $52.89/b at market close Wednesday. The six-country OPEC/non-OPEC monitoring committee is recommending a six-month production cut of at least 1

1.Gautam Ramaswamy,the Hong Kong Shipowners Associations director (Regulatory Affairs) was an award recipient at the prestigious Indywood Marine/Offshore/Oil Gas Excellence Awards 2018. 2.From November 29 to 30,local time,the 2nd EU-China C

A.P. Moller -Maersk aims at having carbon neutral vessels commercially viable by 2030 and calls for strong industry involvement. Aimed at accelerating the transition to carbon neutral shipping, Maersk announces today its goal to reach carbo

Safe and efficient boiler operation must be a priority, whatever the chosen method of complying with IMOs regulations Regardless of the strategy chosen to comply with the 2020 sulphur cap, the impact on boilers will have to be factored in.

1.Chinas marine economy saw steady progress with the gross ocean product rising 6.8 percent year on year to near 6 trillion yuan ($864.6 billion) in the first three quarters, data showed Monday. 2.Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Pa

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Panama Canals new Cocoli Locks together with his Panamanian counterpart, Juan Carlos Varela, in Panama City on Monday. The canal is Panamas most famous golden waterway that brings the Pacific and Atl

Chinas marine economy saw steady progress with the gross ocean product rising 6.8 percent year on year to near 6 trillion yuan ($864.6 billion) in the first three quarters, data showed Monday. Major marine enterprises monitored by the gover

With the international push to achieve more sustainable shipping and more stringent shipping regulations, the shipping industryfrom designers and builders to shipyards and ship ownersfaces increasing pressure to improve fuel efficiency and

The exports of ships in Fujian reached 4.71 billion yuan ($685.6 million) in value from January to October, up 76.7 percent compared to the same period last year, statistics from the Xiamen Customs show. The figure for the month of October

Russian oil giant Rosneft said that China National Chemical, known as ChemChina, agreed to purchase 2.4 million tons a year of crude oil. That amount is equivalent to 6% of Rosnefts total exports to China in 2017. Crude oil from Eastern Sib

1.A delegation headed by Zhu Weiming, president of Zhoushan-based Zhejiang Seaport Bulk Commodity Exchange Co, recently visited Taicang port area with the aim of deepening cooperation with its Jiangsu counterpart. 2.On November 28,local tim

Spot rates for shipping containers from Asia to northern Europe in the week ending Friday increased 1.2 per cent to US$747 per TEU, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI). Asia-Mediterranean trade also up 3.7 per cent