1.IMO has sent a recommended framework of protocols for ensuring safe ship crew changes and travel during the COVID-19 pandemic to all IMO member-states. 2.Greek owner George Procopious Dynacom Tankers has declared an option for the constru

In order to further maintain the order of maritime navigation and ensure the resumption of work and production of shipping enterprises, Haixun 01, a large patrol rescue vessel of China MSA, set sail from Shanghai yesterday, carrying out joi

Delivering an autonomous maritime transport system by 2025 will rely on collaboration without borders between major players from the international digital, communications and shipping sectors on regulation, testing and validation and resear

Huanghua port,the tenth largest coastal port in China,plans to build another six wharfs to relieve capacity shortage and handling overload that have been plaguing the port for long. The six wharfs (with nine berths), with total investment r

The Flag States of Panama and Liberia join together to strongly support IMO Circular Letter No.4204/Add.14 for the Recommended Framework of Protocols Ensuring Safe Ship Crew Changes and Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Liberia and Panam

Chinas comprehensive import price index for liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell last week, according to Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange (SHPGX). The LNG index, not including tax, came in at 2,504 yuan (about $353) per tonne in the

Chinas crude oil imports rebounded in April from a month earlier on daily basis as refiners ramped up output amid a recovery in fuel demand with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak easing while crude prices crashed on slumping consumptio

China will further stabilize foreign trade while fully evaluating the uncertainties related to the COVID-19 outbreak, as the trade volume between January and April dropped 4.9 percent on a yearly basis, officials said. Gao Feng, a spokesman

US oil prices continued to rise Tuesday, buoyed by an anticipated increase in demand as the economy slowly restarts following the government-imposed lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Goldman Sachs said global demand for

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has sent a recommended framework of protocols for ensuring safe ship crew changes and travel during the COVID-19 pandemic to all IMO member-states, the UN and other stakeholders. The document de

Yangzijiang Shipbuildings first-quarter profit fell but still exceeded 400 million yuan, and completed 25 percent of its full-year delivery target, as the novel coronavirus outbreak delayed the resumption of production. On April 29, Yangzij

On April 30, Shandong Shipping signed the investment and construction contract of a 178,000 cubic foot ultra-low temperature refrigerated transportation ship with Kyokuyo Shipyard and ITOCHU Corporation in the form of video contract, offici

1.South Korea ranked second to China in terms of shipbuilding orders for the second straight month, industry data showed Wednesday. 2.Chinese company Submarinergy has announced that it is ready to deliver the first batch of 5000 ton crude f

Over the past couple of weeks Iridium has received some questions regarding their efforts to help alleviate the emotional strain of the COVID-19 epidemic on there users, particularly in the hard-hit maritime industry, where many crews have

South Korea ranked second to China in terms of shipbuilding orders for the second straight month, industry data showed Wednesday. Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co. and others won orders totaling 230,000 compensated gross tons (CGTs