PetroChina had supplied a record 7.4 billion cubic metres of natural gas from its underground storages during 2017’s winter supply crunch. At the moment, there are 25 underground gas storage (UGS) facilities in China. Compared with gas tan

Fleet growth in most sectors slowed down during the first quarter of the year. Dry bulk, crude oil, products and LPG sectors saw their fleets expanding slower than they did in 1Q17 while growth in the containership and LNG sectors accelerate

Chinese ballast water management system (BWMS) maker SunRui Marine Environment Engineering Co has been granted a type-approval certificate in line with IMO’s revised G8 code for its BalClor unit, which uses filtration and indirect electr

It has been reported that port state control in Australia and Indonesia often point out that the onboard emergency generator fails to automatically connect to the emergency switchboard (hereinafter, ESB) when a blackout simulation test is ca

BEIJING - The Trump administration's threat to impose more tariffs on imports from China escalates economic brinkmanship with Beijing.

All industries are looking to becoming cleaner, greener and more energy efficient – and shipping is no exception. Improved energy efficiency means less fuel is used, and that means less harmful emissions.

A cargo ship sank in China's east Zhejiang province on Friday, killing one person, authorities said.

Norwegian P&I Club Gard has appointed Mark Russell as managing director of the Hong Kong office effective 1 August 2018.

Britannia P&I has set strengthening the Club’s position in Asia as a key strategic goal with the announcement of new staff.

US President Donald Trump and his Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross both tried to calm down the panic about a possible trade war on Wednesday just hours after China slapped 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion of imports from the US, including soy

Shipowners and operators are being urged to consider the side effects of switching from heavy fuel oil (HFO) to low sulphur fuel since there is evidence that it can cause tank contamination and trigger compliance issues once the global sulph

The chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping has warned the EU must give up overambitious ship-derived CO2 reduction targets or put at risk an agreement on a meaningful strategy going forward. Mr Esben Poulsson chose his moment to t

Rio Tinto sold its remaining coal asset Kestrel in Australia to private equity manager EMR Capital and Indonesia's Adaro Energy for $2.25 billion, the major said on March 27, making good on a pledge to exit the fuel.

A Chinese crew member receives medical treatment after he was rescued from a capsized sand dredger in Muar of southern Malaysian state of Johor,March 23,2018. Two Chinese crew were rescued from a sand dredger capsized in the waters near Mala

Compliance with a global deal to cut oil supply hit a new record high of 138% in February, this suggested a rise in the oil price has not weakened commitment. OPEC members have achieved a production cut by almost 1.8mbpd last month, this is