COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) first quarter volume increased 15 per cent year on year to 22.7 million TEU while March throughput was up 10 per cent to 7.9 million TEU.

Yantai, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province is accelerating marine ranch construction. Several marine ranch projects have been initiated in the city this year and nearly 20 are being built.

The Nansha Area of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone in Guangzhou saw its imports and exports jump by an average of 14.5 percent per year since 2014, when the zone was launched, to reach 195.17 billion yuan ($31.1 billion) in 2017.

A domestically-developed self-driving electric truck has successfully completed testing at the Tianjin Port on April 12. The truck, equipped with laser radar, high-definition camera, and intelligent computing abilities, completed operations

Four berths in Xiamen home port is set to finish rebuilding at the end of this year, one of which is capable of receiving 225,000 ton liners, Xiamen Daily reported.

The State Oceanic Administration has recently approved the expansion of Zhanjiang port's 300,000-ton shipping lane. Construction is expected to begin this year after final authorization from the National Development and Reform Commission.

THE US Federal Maritime Commission has announced that Cosco Shipping Co and Pacific International Lines (PIL) have added two Asia to west coast North America services to their existing slot exchange agreements.

Huanghua port – exclusively owned by coal giant Shenhua Group – handled a total 49.37 million tonnes of coal in the first quarter this year, hitting a record high during the same period.

The first 20 thousand TEU container ship which has completely independent intellectual property rights, Cosco Shipping Aries, recently arrived at Tianjin Port to promote the development of export and import trade.

The Port of Guangzhou, located in the provincial capital of south China's Guangdong Province, launched a massive construction project on Sunday to facilitate grain shipment.

According to Li Fengli, director of the administrative committee of the Qingdao West Coast New Area, Clipper Race will help to inject new vitality to Qingdao's as well as the region's sailing sport and industry development.

Djibouti's government welcomes China's greater involvement in the nation's port development, Finance Minister Ilyas Dawaleh has said in a recent interview with media.

A consortium led by China Communications Construction Company laid the foundation stone for the construction of a port here that aims to boost regional development and strengthen economic ties between China and Brazil.

HANGZHOU－A recovery in the shipping market has buoyed optimism among Chinese shipping companies, with many once again buying new boats to expand their fleets.

A team of prestigious ministry officials, experts and university professors accompanied by Party secretary Zheng Renhao recently inspected Zhanjiang for the purpose of plotting urban development strategies in the new era. Heading the lineup