Chinas Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday published the names of 11 private refineries with a plan to allow them to directly import crude oil. The ministry said it has examined the firms applications and found them in accordance with require

The signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement between Tianjin Port Group and China National Heavy Duty Truck Group The same day of the opening of the 2nd World Intelligence Congress, Tianjin Port Group signed a strategic coope

The Hong Kong Shipowners Association yesterday echoed a call for top to bottom reform of the territorys maritime sector, issued by the Financial Services Development Council on Monday. The HKSOA shares the FSDCs concern that Hong Kong must

In Tuesdays Arrow to the point we argued that China could direct its state-owned crushers to buy US soybeans and on Wednesday Beijing did precisely that by signalling state-run grain purchasers to buy more from America. But it is not just s

1.One 3824kW ASD tugboat named ”Da Gun Lun 1” which was designed and built by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard for Tianjin linGang Shipping Co.,Ltd was delivered successfully，starting the sail smoothly. 2.CPC Corporation Taiwan (CPC) is c

Seven people are missing after a ship sank in seas off east Chinas Shandong Province, local authorities said Wednesday. The ship registered in Henan Province with 11 on board sank at around 6 a.m. Tuesday in the north Yellow Sea, said city

Hong Kongs Financial Services Development Councils research paper, released on 21 May with a raft of proposals to develop the territorys maritime cluster, is a brave and direct challenge to arch rival Singapore. It is hard to deny that Sing

In the joint statement issued after the US-China trade talks on May 17-18, China pledged to significantly increase purchases of US goods and services. But there is a caveat to such a commitment: the products and services from the US, or any

1.China's scientific research ship, Xiangyanghong 01, returned to the port of Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province on Friday after completing the first around-the-world maritime research that integrated oceanic and polar research.

OOCL has received the 2017 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE) Gold Award in the Transport and Logistics Sector category at a ceremony held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The HKAEE encourages businesses

One 3824kW ASD tugboat named Da Gun Lun 1 which was designed and built by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard for Tianjin linGang Shipping Co.,Ltd was delivered successfully，starting the sail smoothly. This ship was the first ASD tugboat in China

CPC Corporation Taiwan (CPC) is claiming to be the first company to operate diesel electric-powered tankers over 500 dwt. The 2,900 dwt Chung Yu No 21 and Chung Yu No 22 were built specifically to deliver bunkers in the port of Kaohsiung. E

In a paper issued on Monday the Financial Services Development Council has set out a series of radical proposals, which aim to enhance Hong Kong as a competitive maritime centre. Chief among the proposals are tax concessions for maritime an

Steel prices in China are showing signs of recovering as market demand picked up in April, but continued excessive supply in the industry will keep a lid on price rises in the long run, the latest data from an industry association showed.

TAIWANs TS Lines has acquired 1,000 PrimeLINE container refrigeration units from Carrier Transicold, effectively raising its refrigerated cargo capacity by one-quarter. The PrimeLINE units are being installed on a combination of high-cube F