1.Chinas container transport for export purposes gained momentum in August,according to data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. 2.Cumulative warehousing of bonded mixed ore in Dalian Port of northeast Chinas Liaoning Province had exceeded

HONG KONGs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has announced the cancellation of the following Asia-North America sailings in response to the expected low demand after the China National Day Golden Week holiday from the

Front-page stories covering Asias economic growth over the last 12 months have been overwhelmingly dominated by three unprecedented developments: Chinas on-going Belt and Road Initiative; the greater economic integration of southern China w

Oil prices dropped on Wednesday on the landing and softening of tropical storm Gordon as well as renewed concerns over the weakening of petroleum demand in emerging markets. Tropical storm Gordon didnt cause major damage to offshore oil pro

Chinas goods trade went up 9.1 percent year on year to 19.43 trillion yuan (about 2.85 trillion US dollars) in the first eight months of this year, customs data showed Saturday. Exports rose 5.4 percent year on year in the January-August pe

1.US energy giant ExxonMobil said on Wednesday it has signed a preliminary deal to build a petrochemical complex and invest in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in China. 2.Shipping Innovation Alliance was officially established

Chinas container transport for export purposes gained momentum in August, according to data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Export Containerized Freight Index stood at 830.22 points in August, up 1.2 percent from a mo

Over 90% of the worlds merchant shipping tonnage is classified by the 12 member societies of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). Dedicated to safe ships and clean seas, IACS makes a unique contribution to marit

Avocados, fish, blueberries today, consumers all over the world expect to be able to buy the freshest products at their local supermarket throughout the year. This, of course, would be impossible without reefer containers transporting tempe

1.After a 33-day voyage,Chinese ice-class cargo ship Tian En,designated to transport cargo via the northeastern shipping route of the Polar Silk Road,arrived Thursday at Rouen port, France, where part of the cargo will be unloaded. 2.DNV GL

Drewry maintains a positive outlook on the dry bulk market and expects charter rates to improve from current levels, driven by moderate increases in vessel demand and low growth in vessel supply as a result of restrained new ordering and a

Mitsui OSK Lines president and chief executive, Junichiro Ikeda revealed earlier this week that the newly established MOL Worldwide Logistics Ltd is to be headquartered in Hong Kong. The new company was first mooted last year when MOL first

At the United Nations in New York, the International Chamber of Shipping is representing shipowners at the start of a major negotiation to agree a new legal instrument for the protection of the ocean under the UN Convention on the Law of th

The Clean Arctic Alliance called on Cosco to make public the nature of the fuel that the Chinese cargo vessel Tianen has used and carried through Arctic waters. Clean Arctic Alliance Lead Advisor Sian Prior was responding to news that the C

1.Hong Kong-Taiwanese intra-Asia container line,TS Lines is set to issue an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. 2.Chinas Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company and DNV GL said on Wednesday that they signed a joint development project