Shanghai International Port (Group) Co Ltd (SIPG), the largest port group in the Chinese mainland, reported a record high container throughput last year. SIPG, which operates all the public container and bulk terminals in the Port of Shangh

Both freight and passenger transport in Xiamen Port in east Chinas Fujian Province reached a record high in 2018, with its container throughput ranking the 14th around the globe. According to statistics, the annual cargo throughput of Xiame

YANGTZE River cargo volume again set an annual record in 2018, up 7.6 per cent year on year to 2.69 billion tonnes, according to Chinas Ministry of Transport. The river also carried 6.1 per cent more containers year on year to 17.50 million

Hongkong International Terminals Limited, Modern Terminals Limited, Cosco-HIT Terminals (Hong Kong) Limited, and Asia Container Terminals Limited have jointly announced the formation of the Hong Kong Seaport Alliance (The Seaport Alliance).

Vietnam flag product tanker AULAC FORTUNE (IMO 9541277) suffered explosion and fire in the morning Jan 8 at Lamma Island Anchorage, Hong Kong, reportedly at 1130 Hong Kong time. At least 1 crew killed, 3 missing, 24 were rescued. Please Con

Kenya and China have dismissed claims that the Port of Mombasa could be taken over by China if Kenya defaults on $3.21 billion loan repayment for an ongoing major railway project. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, speaking during a recent in

Maersk Line, a Danish business conglomerate which is the worlds biggest container shipping company by capacity and goods volume, delivered more than 1 million containers at Xiamen port, Fujian province in 2018, doubling the number in 2013.

Qingdao Port, Chinas largest port for handling inbound crude oil, has started construction on its second 300,000-ton crude oil terminal in its Dongjiakou port area. The terminal is expected to be completed and put into operation by the end

Huanghua port, a major coal hub in Bohai Bay in northern China, saw its coal handling reach 203.3 million tonnes in 2018, said operator Huanghua Harbour Administration Corporation. The port also realized rail coal unloading of 204.13 millio

The Zhoushan Port in Ningbo City of east Chinas Zhejiang province has held the largest annual cargo capacity in the world for 10 consecutive years. The port is also the only one in the world where more than one billion tons of freight was h

A cargo ship carrying 169,700 tons of bauxite unloaded at the west area of Yantai port, East Chinas Shandong province, on Dec 26. Yantais annual bauxite throughput this year exceeded 100 million tons for the first time. These unloaded bauxi

Taicang port in Suzhou, East Chinas Jiangsu province, has handled more than five million containers this year, according to local media reports on Dec 24. The record high number of containers moved, 13,700 containers each day over the past

The Xiamen International Cruise Home Port had welcomed more than 320,000 tourists by December 13, a record high annual throughput, local media reported. The departure of the liner Costa Atlantica, made by the largest cruise ship company in

Hong Kongs container volume continued on its downward trend by falling 4 per cent in November to 1.68 million TEU compared to 1.76 million TEU in the same month last year, according to statistics from the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board.

China on Thursday launched a 24-hour intelligent customs clearance system at the Huangpu Customs District in south Chinas Guangdong Province, the first of its kind to be put into operation at the countrys ports. One of the prime features of