By Simon Young CEO at COSCO UK Drunk man mistakingly took a container as his bedroom, got rescued after 6 hours trap Amusing! Social Media reported that a drunk man of Qingdao got into a container, slept inside for the whole night. At 7:20a

China and Panama Signed Maritime Agreement Sources from the Ministry of Transport of the PRC (MOT) say that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela, who visited China for the first time after the establishme

China and Panama Turn a New Page On November 17, 2017, President Xi Jinping of the Peoples Republic of China and Panamas President Juan Carlos Varela, held the first historic meeting between the two heads of state in Beijing. Presidents Xi

Hong Kong Maritime Week 2017 unveiled Hong Kong Maritime Week 2017 (HKMW 2017), a major annual event of the maritime and port industries in Hong Kong, unveiled today (November 19) with the Hong Kong Maritime Week Orienteering Race 2017. Rid

Over 30 Containers Fell into Water in Yangtze Estuary Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center reported that a multi-purpose vessel carrying more than 400 containers named Peng An Sheng was affected by the cold wave and wind round the Yan

Moodys: Chinas Tariff Reduction Is Credit Negative for SIPG Chinas announced cut in the handling tariff for import and export containers is credit negative for Shanghai International Port (Group) (SIPG), Moodys rating agency said. However,

Merger mania intensifies for Chinese yards Chinas top 10 yards will hold 70% of yard capacity within three years. The modus operand! ahead of big Chinese maritime mergers involving state entities in recent years has been to install opposing

Wison in Strategic Tie-up with Shanghai Electric for Medium Large Floating LNG Power Solution Shanghai, China (17th November 2017) - Wison Offshore Marine (Wison) today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on strategi

Zhongtian Technology orders three offshore wind vessels at CMHI Chinese telecom and cable equipment manufacturer Zhongtian Technology has placed an order at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for the construction of two wind turbine inst

China Expands its Influence at Djiboutis Ports On Monday, Chinese energy consortium POLY-GCL Petroleum Group signed an MoU to invest $4 billion in a natural gas pipeline, an LNG plant and a loading terminal at Damerjog, Djibouti. The prelim

Container Port Throughput Growth at Highest Level in Almost Seven Years In the clearest sign yet that the lingering effects of the 2009 global financial crisis on the shipping industry have come to an end, global container port throughput f

Klaipeda Container Terminal to work with Chinas Cosco Shipping Klaipedos Konteineriu Terminalas (Klaipeda Container Terminal), one of the biggest stevedoring companies in Klaipeda, has managed to attract one more shipping line, Chinas Cosco

Chinas ports required to rectify problems after antitrust probe Chinas large ports are required to rectify problems, such as overcharged loading and unloading services, restrictions of competition in the market of tug, tallying, and shippin

CSSC Idolphin: Worlds First Smart Ship The 38,800-metric ton bulk carrier (CSSC Idolphin), named Great Smart, started its trial in Guangzhou on October 31, 2017. Great Smart is an innovative product of the CSSC Green Dolphin fuel-efficient

Hainan MSAs New Measure Aiming Ship Pollution Recently, Hainan Maritime Safety Administration of the P.R.C (here in after referred to as Hainan MSA) issued Notice on Implementation Plan of Ship Pollution Control.