1.German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd announced it has ordered ten hybrid-ready scrubbers to be gradually installed to ten of its 13,000 TEU Hamburg class vessels during 2019 and 2020. In March 2019, the retrofits will start and the first EGCS will be installed to the vessel ‘Hamburg Express’ at Qingdao Beihai shipyard in China.

 

2.Lebanon's port of Tripoli and Chinese maritime transport company Cosco agreed on Wednesday to open a maritime line between China and the port for regular export of Chinese products, local media reported.

 

3.Maersk is believed to be at an “advanced stage” of newbuilding discussions with China’s Jiangnan Shipyard for up to 10 feeder containerships of 2,200 teu, according to shipbuilding sources.

 

4.Xiamen Hairun container terminal was honored as the 2018 Asia-Pacific Green Port by the international organization APEC Port Service Network (APSN) during a port connectivity forum held in Singapore from Nov 15 to 16.

 

5.China's Xuelong enters floating ice field in Southern Ocean.It will sail out of the floating ice area and into the wide Southern Ocean under favorable weather conditions, and is scheduled to reach the Zhongshan Station in Antarctica on Nov 30.

 

6.China's iron ore futures ended lower on Friday.The most active contract for January 2019 delivery finished the day session 4.61 percent lower at 497 yuan per ton. 

 

7.China’s extension of its emission control areas to its entire coastline will be triggered within weeks in a move that is certain to encourage LNG-fuelled and other low-pollution shipping in the longer term.

 

8.The first images from a new satellite which can see through clouds and image the Earth round the clock to help stop illegal activity and protect the environment was unveiled today (Friday 23 November).
XINDE MARINE NEWS editor：Anita

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