DNV, the worlds leading classification society and risk management expert,is embarking on an instrumental role inhelping to facilitate safe crew changes amid South East Asias COVID crisis as anauditor in the multi-party backed CrewSafe prog

As more large and very large container ships enter the major trade lanes of the world, the opportunity exists for liner operators to optimize vessel utilization, operational efficiency, and maximize voyage profitability. However, the risks

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company Limited announced that it is expected that the consolidated profit (unaudited) attributable to the companys equity holders for the six months ended June 30, 2021 will increase by approximately 30% compared

At 11:33 on July 27, the first 1800TEU container ship (CHB2001) built by Zhoushan Changhong International was officially delivered. The 1800TEU container ship was built by Zhoushan Changhong International for Malaysian shipowner MTT shippin

Dalian coke futures rose for a third straight session on Tuesday to hit an 11-week peak, while coking coal scaled a new contract high, underpinned by concerns over supply of the steelmaking inputs in top steel producer China. The most-trade

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index snapped four sessions of gains on Tuesday due to lower rates in the capesize and panamax vessel segments. The index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels carr

In response to Indian media reports on the 25th that China had banned Indian seafarers from entering the country, on July 27, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian stated that China has never imposed the so-called unofficial ban. Releva

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW advised Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Shipyard on a UK Court of Appeal win relating to a US$170 million payment under a shipbuilding contract. The Court of Appeal overturned an April 2020 decision from the

On July 23, Shenzhens Ministry of Transport revealed that the epidemic prevention and control in Shenzhen Port has entered a normal stage. Since the full resumption of production at midnight on June 24, Shenzhen Port has experienced record-

On July 26, the signing ceremony of the project of building two 85,000DWT bulk carriers was successfully held between China Shipbuilding and DSIC, as the joint seller, and Shandong Huachen Financial Leasing. The vessels signed this time are

Zhoushan, China ( Photo from Wikipedia) Chinas bunkering business is said to be closely catching up with that of Singapore. And Chinas 2021 marine fuel sales are predicted to increase to 20 million tons, or forty per cent of Singapores tota

The first half of this year saw the strongest wave of shipbuilding, with 208 owners spending money on new vessels, building a total of 829 vessels with a total of 65.11.4 million DWT. Seaspan of Canada, which ordered 40 vessels with a total

China has begun building a $1 billion natural gas import and storage base in the southern coastal province of Guangdong, a project in which U.S. energy major ExxonMobil XOM.N is advancing discussion with partners for a joint investment. Exx

Prior to the pandemic, Australias relationship with China was at times strained, but generally uneventful. Despite Beijing giving federal cabinet the silent treatment on multiple occasions, the flow of trade between Australia and China cont

The international freight transport organisations of the Cargo Integrity Group are calling for urgent action from actors in global supply chains to reduce the risk of pest transference through international cargo movements. The five partner