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

Ocean carriers sold half of this years containerships for scrap in the last 30 days, after a slow year for recycling cellular vessels, reports Washington DCs Supply Chain Dive. Some 52 ships totalling 94,000 TEU, were sold for scrap in 2018

Genting-owned Dream Cruises has been attracting Mainland tourists arriving in Hong Kong via the newly opened high-speed rail service. As the only cruise company with year-round home-port deployment at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Dream Cruises

1.Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd delivered a 400,000-ton very large ore carrier (VLOC) to China Merchants Energy Shipping Co Ltd on Wednesday. 2.Steel and raw material prices in China tumbled this week,with iron ore being particula

Vestdavit has secured a major breakthrough for its MissionEase multi-boat handling system for mission bays, after winning the contract to equip the Nexans flag ship cable layer Nexans Aurora. The high-end Nexans cable laying vessel (CLV) ha