BIMCO's team in Asia is the go-to point of contact for all members in the region, representing their interests, offering services and information, while maintaining a constructive dialogue with all the region's regulators. "The most valua

On Tuesday, Singapore-based ReCAAP Information Sharing Centres Piracy and Sea Robbery Conference 2018 was held in Hong. Together with co-organizers BIMCO and INTERTANKO, this years agenda was entitled Counter Piracy: Proactive Response to r

China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) shipped a 60,000-tonne cargo of diesel in late May destined for Brazil, the Chinese majors first move of the refined fuel in a shipment of this size to the Americas, an in-house newspaper reported on Mon

1. China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road has attracted great interest internationally, intensified by other possible impacts of the plan. During the past twelve months there has been progress, as well as setbacks, and the main fe

The best solution for terminal operators is merger to avoid coming losses driven by softening demand, higher costs and a squeeze on rates from the formation of larger more powerful shipping alliances, according to Londons Drewry Maritime Re

Since 24 types of solid waste were added into import ban list on August 10, 2017 (for details please refer to Huatai Circular No. 1803), the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Commerce and other two Ministries of China joi

Chinas iron ore imports rebounded in May after a brief dip in the previous month, as steel makers ramped up output to cash in on strong margins, despite environmental curbs across the country. Shipments of the steelmaking raw material in Ma

It is a concept which could boost global seaborne trade by assisting economic progress in many countries. Chinas 21st Century Maritime Silk Road has attracted great interest internationally, intensified by other possible impacts of the plan

Greater scope for cooperation with member states of SCO Chinas rising demand for non-polluting natural gas is expected to spur trade ties with the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, analysts said. Gas-rich countries inc

An international symposium on marine engineering technologies was held in Yantai, East Chinas Shandong province on June 7. Some 100 experts from China, United States, Ukraine, Norway, Sweden, Germany and other countries took apart and held

U.S. oil prices settled higher on Monday as comments from the Iraqi oil minister cast doubt over a possible output increase by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) producers. Iraqs oil minister Jabar al-Luaibi said o

On 4 June 2018, the 26th Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition kicked off in Athens, the capital of Greece.Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attended the opening ceremony and Zou Xiaoli, the Chinese ambassador to Greece, visited the

1.China has offered to purchase nearly US$70 billion of energy, agricultural and manufactured products from the US in the first year of a deal that would require the Trump administration to suspend tariffs on Chinese products. 2.G

Worldwide Cruise Terminals, manager and operator of Hong Kongs Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding with the Hong Kong University of Professional and Continuing Education programme and the University of P

A total of 15 steel makers, mainly in eastern and northern China, lifted steel products prices on June 7, spurred by bullish outlook in a rising market. Shandong Laigang Yongfeng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd in eastern China adjusted up rebar pr