As the COVID-19 crisis and its economic fallout intensify, contractual parties have increasingly invoked force majeure provisions to excuse performance of contracts. This article is a follow up to Schiffer Hicks Johnsons earlier article on

As part of Singapores efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the first batch of 31 healthy foreign workers has moved into one of the three floating accommodations berthed at Tanjong Pagar Terminal today. About 1,300 healthy workers will

China issued the Guidelines on the Prevention and Control of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Situations in Ports and Their Frontline Staff. The guide pointed out that personnel and vehicles entering and leaving the port should be notif

1.Workers started the construction of the Dalian Bay Cross-harbor Tunnel in the water area of Dalian City. 2.Nobu Sus 21-month detention at Pentonville Prison in the UK has come to an early close with the fallen Taiwanese magnate enjoying h

National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) contacted two Far East shipyards and planned to order 6 + 4 MR product tankers. Bahri plans to expand its fleet and has contacted Hyundai Mipo and New Times Shipbuilding to submit a plan for

While the number of physical on-board ship inspections has reduced considerably during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to protect both port State control officers and seafarers, the regimes continue to work to target high-risk ships which m

Workers started the construction of the Dalian Bay Cross-harbor Tunnel in the water area of Dalian City in northeast Chinas Liaoning Province on Saturday, with the seabed leveling test officially operated. According to the deputy general ma

Chinas Sinopec started constructing additional storage tanks at its liquefied natural gas import terminal in Tianjin. The construction of five 220,000 cubic metres LNG storage tanks is a part of the second expansion phase of Sinopecs Tianji

Wuhans Yangluo Port is back in business on April 12. With the 76-day lockdown of Wuhan lifted on April 8, cargo overstocked at the port is being transported away. Source：Chinadaily The opinions expressed herein are the authors and not nec

Crude oil futures opened higher Monday in daytime trading on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange. The most active crude oil contract for June delivery was up 3.4 yuan (about 48 U.S. cents) to open at 295.1 yuan a barrel. China launch

Chinas index of export container transport edged down in the past week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) stood at 886.26, down 1.1 percent from a week earlier, according to th

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