The amount of molten iron daily production affected by maintenance at steelmakers has climbed from 78,700 mt to 220,000 mt over the extended Chinese New Year holiday that ended on February 9, according to a SMM survey, as more mills scale b

After showing strong returns for owners in January, the Americas clean tanker market has slumped in February as impacts from the coronavirus cut oil product demand into Asia, Ardmore Shipping CEO Anthony Gurnee said this week. Americas tank

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index inched higher on Wednesday, helped by an uptick in rates for panamax vessels, but sentiment remained negative as the coronavirus outbreak disrupted vessel shipments. The Baltic index, which tracks

The Korean Register issued a statement informing of the current situation in all Chinese ports and shipyards amid the coronavirus outbreak; The majority of the ports listed below prohibit any access, while some can be visited by acquiring p

The coronavirus did not have a major impact on volumes for Chinese ports in January, with the northern port group of Shandong reporting 121 million tonnes of cargo throughput and 2.58 million TEU last month, an increase of 6.3 per cent and

1.Diminished trade as a result of the coronavirus outbreak is costing container shipping lines $350 million a week in lost volumes, a new report says. 2.As fate of quarantined passengers and crew debated, 39 more cases confirmed.The total n

Japans K Line announced that it has placed an order for two 79,960 cubic meters of LNG ships in Hudong Zhonghua. The two new ships will be leased by Petronas for a long period of 12 + 12 years, and will be delivered in the second quarter of

Japans health ministry said Wednesday that 39 new cases of a virus have been confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined at a Japanese port. The update brings the total found on the Diamond Princess to 174 cases. The ministry also said the virus

Hong Kong-based liner shipping firm, OOCL has offered its view on the current situation in China as it battles the coronavirus and how the liner company is coping. OOCL reveals that most container terminals in China are in normal operations

Diminished trade as a result of the coronavirus outbreak is costing container shipping lines $350 million a week in lost volumes, a new report says, as declining activity in China begins to take a deeper toll on maritime operations from shi

Futures for Chinas steel products and ferrous raw materials rallied on Tuesday, with iron ore rising the most in seven months, as sentiment was lifted by data showing a decline in the number of new coronavirus cases. While the death toll fr

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index edged up from a near four-year low on Tuesday, while the larger capesize segment remained in negative territory, as the coronavirus outbreak in China crippled demand. The Baltic index, which track

The demand impact that the coronavirus has had in China is rippling through to much of the rest of the complex London, 11 February (Argus) Oil prices fell sharply in response to a dramatic drop in prompt crude demand from China, much of whi

1.Chinese leisure liners go full steam ahead, forge JVs, create world-class travel ecosystem.The multibillion-dollar Chinese cruise market is evolving rapidly, and a new vista is on the horizon. 2.French oil major Total has refused to accep

Since February, Liaoning Port Group has transferred more than 22,000 tons of anti-epidemic materials through the container green channel, which is a race against time in logistics process, and fully supports the front line of epidemic preve