On Feb 20th, The 20,182 teu MOL Treasure made her maiden call in Hong Kong, three weeks after Japan’s Mitsui OSK Line took delivery of the vessel from Imabari Shipyard. With a length of 400m and breadth of 58m, MOL Treasure is Fleet Manage

Eniram, a Wärtsilä company, has launched Eniram Mobile to offer real-time decision-making support via mobile notifications. Eniram Mobile, which has been co-developed together with Royal Caribbean Cruises, ensures that key personnel receiv

Morning offers of traders dropped slightly by RMB5-10/tonne today. Some large-sized traders see obvious desire to deliver cargos and opined that market prices are likely to fall further. Following market trend is not clear under largely fluc

THE move by the US to impose steel and aluminium tariffs on China's exports has sparked an outcry in Hong Kong where industry players warn of repercussions that could hit the city's stock market, investor confidence and capital markets, acco

ALGIERS - Algeria and China signed a contract worth $175 million for the construction of a large ferry, an official at a Chinese company told Xinhua reporter. Director of Algiers office of China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC), Luo Ze

Building Xiamen into an international shipping hub is conducive to higher levels of opening-up of the coastal provinces and inland areas in Southeast China, noted Xia Xianpeng, president of the Xiamen Maritime Court.

China’s February crude oil imports fell sharply to 8.41mbpd from January’s imports, that was almost 13% less than January’s record high imports of 9.66mbpd. One reason was due to higher imports prior to Chinese new year normally foll

Morning offers of traders climbed down by RMB10-15/tonne today. Some large traders have obvious desire to deliver cargos under sluggish spot market sentiment. Steel mills are very active to make enquiries, while their purchases remain at a n

Chinese institutions are preparing for the launch of much-anticipated yuan-denominated crude oil futures, a move seen to give the country greater pricing power over commodities.

With the booming shale production in the United States and growing demand in China, the two countries have more opportunities to cooperate in the energy field, Secretary General of International Energy Forum (IEF) Xiansheng Sun said Tuesday.

A national political adviser has suggested improvements to China's maritime search and rescue system, including drafting legislation. Cheng Ping made the proposal on Saturday in a speech to the ongoing session of the 13th National Committ

Maersk said that the human remains of three of the four missing crew members after the fire aboard Maersk Honam have been found on board the vessel. At this point in time our three colleagues are unidentified.

A 3,000-km corridor, which starts from China's Kashgar in the west and ends at Pakistan's Gwadar, is transforming Pakistan's energy sector. A power project planned under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has cut 13-14 hours of d

The Costa Romantica luxury cruise liner, made by Italian luxury liner manufacturer Costa, opened a new shipping route along the Belt and Road countries, the first of its kind in China, when it set sail from Xiamen on March 8. The 56,000-t

Orient Overseas Container Line unveiled a full year net profit of US$137.7m, ably reversing the company’s US$219m loss in 2016. Net profit was achieved off the back of revenue of US$6.1bn, achieving an operating margin of about 1.7%. Du