1.Cargo volumes and ship calls have swiftly rebounded at Chinese ports, confirming that the cogs of global trade are grinding back into motion.
2.Without OPEC+’s help to steady the market, U.S. benchmark prices could fall toward $30 a barrel as COVID-19 feeds a decline in demand for oil.
3.On March 5, HUANGHAI GLORY, a Hong Kong flag cargo ship with 23 Chinese seafarers on board, was attacked by armed pirates boarding it in the gulf of guinea near Lagos Port, Nigeria.
4.China has overtaken Germany as the biggest nation in the container shipping sector in terms of total TEU.
5.Amid growing risks posed by the novel coronavirus outbreak, virus-hit US cruise ship Grand Princess stranded off the coast of San Francisco has been given permission to dock in Oakland.
6."Any action to restrict cruising is unwarranted, and at odds with the WHO which 'continues to advise against the application of travel or trade restrictions to countries experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks'," the CLIA said.
7.Optimarin and SunRui, two of the world leaders in ballast water treatment systems (BWTS), have announced a strategic market cooperation to provide a “one stop shop” for shipowners.
8.China's iron ore imports rose 1.5% over January and February from the same period a year earlier, customs data showed on Saturday.
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