The U.S. Coast Guard is giving additional time for vessels impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to comply with regulations requiring ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) to be installed on board. Recognizing the impact of public health polic

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has partnered terminal operator PSA Singapore, Keppel Offshore Marine, Bibby Maritime Limited and The Ascott Limited to bring in and manage two floating accommodations to temporarily house

On April 7, Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding announced that Ren Yuanlin will step down as executive chairman. Ren Letian, the current CEO and son of Ren Yuanlin, would take over. Ren Lotian is currently responsible for the overall

1.Dalian has confirmed the construction of Ocean Center City! | It is planned to be built as a marine center city in Northeast Asia by 2035. 2.China and Brazil have submitted a paper to IMO in support of applying mandatory efficiency rules

Comply with global economic development trends, promote regional economic development, and play the leading role in revitalizing the Northeast, Dalian must turn to the sea. On April 9, Dalian Municipal Government issued a circular on the gu

This document is to provide recommendations and guidance, based on relevant documents developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), together with the experience gained by shipping compan

For dealing with the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 in a pragmatic and harmonized approach in the region, Tokyo MOU adopted the relevant guidance on 12 March 2020 for port State Authorities to apply pragmatic relaxation on requests for

Chinas raiway cargo shipments increased in March compared with a month ago,in a sign that the countrys economic activities improved as COVID-19 pandemic impact reduced. Total rail freight volume reached 346 million tonnes in March,up by 4.5

Iron ore futures in China jumped on April 9 as profit at mills picked up amid signs of a recovery in demand and as steel mills restocked raw materials. The most-traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, for September deliver

Chinas recent waiving of tariffs on US LNG and the impending arrival of cargoes from the country to Chinese shores has sparked cautious optimism of a gradual demand recovery from the worlds second-largest LNG importer as coronavirus lockdow

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued important guidance to support the shipping industry in its essential role of ensuring that essential goods and commodities, such as energy, food and medical supplies, can be carried to

Navigational incidents Over the last 10 years there has been a general increase in the number of claims which relate to the broad description of navigational incidents. These include groundings, collisions and contacts with fixed and floati

Driving the push towards a world economic recovery once the Covid-19 pandemic has eased will fall to global supply chains and the worlds shipping fleet according to Palau International Ship Registry (PISR). With increasing pressures on the

1.The maiden voyage ceremony of AG3 of Qingdao Port,Shandong Port Group,THE Alliance was successully held in Qingdao. 2.Korean shipbuilders are reportedly outrun by Chinese rivals in a race to win a 1.35-trillion-won order for six 23,000-TE

On April 8, the worlds largest and most advanced 18600 cubic meter LNG bunkering vessel built by Hudong Zhonghua, a subsidiary of CSSC, completed the gas trial. The LNG bunkering vessel has a length of 135 meters and uses the Mark III FLEX