Chinas crude oil imports in November recovered 10.1% to 11.08 million b/d from a 6-month low in October, but remained 0.8% lower than the 11.18 million b/d of inflows a year ago, data released Dec. 7 by the General Administration of Customs

Chinas foreign trade expanded 7.8 percent year-on-year in November, official data showed Monday. Exports jumped 14.9 percent year-on-year while imports dipped 0.8 percent in yuan terms, the General Administration of Customs said. In the fir

Leading boat-handling systems manufacturer Vestdavit Inc. has won a tender with Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Mississippi to supply marine davits for the United States Coast Guards new Polar Security Cutter (PSC). The 460-foot vessel will su

Even COVID-19 wasnt able to stop the international wind energy sector from networking and engaging in a professional conversation: At its debut from 1 to 4 December 2020, the first digital WindEnergy Hamburg succeeded in bringing the global

The Korean Register (KR) has developed new class rules that completely revise the existing structural rules for membrane-type LNG carriers. The new class rules apply the concept of EDW (Equivalent Design Wave) based on direct load analysis

The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) warns of the dangers of allowing important information to be sent to individual email addresses with no back-up. In a recent case, a shipowner advised its ship agent that a particular p

On December 5, HNA Technology issued an announcement to purchase two bulk carriers, each at a cost of 145.51 million yuan. ASIAN EAGLE SHIPPING LIMITED, a subsidiary of HNA Technology, intends to purchase the capsize bulk carriers BULK HARV

In the week ending Dec-04, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) Download PDF1 Below find the NCFI Weekly Index Data chart: Download PDF2 The opinions expressed herein are the authors and not ne

Chinas index of export container transport registered growth in the past week ending Friday, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) stood at 1,323.83, up 10.4 percent from a week ea

On November 23, International Shipping and EU ETS Seminar jointly organized by the China Shipowners Association, the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, and BIMCO was successfully held in Beijing. The meeting was presid

A year ago, US crude production reached its highest level ever, averaging 12.9 million b/d in November 2019. At the time, many were convinced the sector was set for robust growth in the years to come. However, the global pandemic, a brief b

The Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed on a new item for its future work programme relating to fair treatment of seafarers detained on suspicion of committing maritime crimes. At the Committees meeti

California has amended regulation in section 2298.5 in Article 4.8 of Title 2, Division 3 of Chapter 1 of the California Code of Regulations. The regulatory changes become effective on 1 January 2021. It changes the way ships should submit

SUMEC, New Dayang Shipbuilding, Nanjing Jianghai Group and Nanjing Twin Rivers Shipping signed a contract for the construction of two 59,990 dwt domestic bulk carriers. The 59,990 dwt bulk carrier is a new generation of environmentally frie

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry held a signing ceremony for two 85,000 dwt bulk carriers. The contracted project is the follow-up product of the same type of 10 85,000 dwt bulk carriers in 2019. Compared with the 85,000 dwt bulk carriers under