Ministry of Finance of the Peoples Republic of China announces the export tax rebate policy for bunkering on international sailing ships. The announcement are as follows: 1. The export tax rebate (exemption) policy shall be implemented for

On January 19, in the automatic yard of Dalian container terminal, the automatic rail crane controlled by the operator remotely successfully completed the stacking operation of a 40 foot container, which marks the official operation of the

1.On January 19, in the automatic yard of Dalian container terminal, the automatic rail crane controlled by the operator remotely successfully completed the stacking operation of a 40 foot container. 2.China has signed an agreement with Mya

Chinas coal imports are likely to show an impressive bounce in January after customs delays crimped December clearances, but questions remain as to the outlook for 2020 as a whole. December imports were just 2.27 million tonnes, according t

Along the Bay of Bengal on the west tip of Myanmar, the town of Kyaukpyu in Rakhine State sits tranquilly on a 25-meter deep harbor. This deep-sea port, surrounded by superb natural conditions, could be developed into another demonstration

COSCOs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has cancelled numbers of transpacific sailings in response to the annual Chinese New Year slowdown, the Hong Kong-based company announced. Cancelled on the Pacific China Central 2 (PCC2) service

Compulsory pilotage will now be required for dry cargo and passenger vessels over 3,000 gross tonnes and tankers of 1,000 gross tonnes transiting eastern Hong Kong waters to and from the area of Yantian Container Terminals and Dapeng LNG Te

Customs in northern Chinas port city of Tianjin ordered 15,225 tonnes of smuggled solid waste to be shipped back to where it originated in 2019. In a campaign called blue sky 2019 that targeted the smuggling of foreign garbage, Tianjin cust

1.After 6 years, the first platform supply vessel (PSV) ever built by Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding was finally delivered. 2.Penghu, Chinas first semi-submersible wave energy breeding and tourism platform, has successfully trial-raised the first

After 6 years, the first platform supply vessel (PSV) ever built by Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding was finally delivered. On the afternoon of January 17, Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding held a signing and delivery ceremony for the Guo Hai Min Xing (H1341)

A total of 10 Myanmar crew members were rescued from a cargo ship that started to overturn in east Chinas Zhangzhou sea area on Sunday. Shortly after 21:00 on Sunday, the Sea Rescue Bureau in Zhangzhou City, east Chinas Fujian Province, rec

Chinas crude oil throughput rose to a record high in 2019 following the start-up of two mega-refineries, official data showed on Friday, with December posting the highest daily run-rate on record. The total amount of oil processed for the y

Benchmark Dalian iron ore futures rose on Friday after Vale SA halted operations at a Chilean mine and Rio Tinto reported a drop in its full-year shipments of the metal. Brazilian miner Vale SA has halted the tailings operations at the Espe

Software solutions provider Softship has been selected as a pre-approved vendor under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapores (MPA) Sea Transport Industry Digital Plan (IDP), a SGD3.7million fund to support ship agency and harbour cra

At least $1 trillion of capital investment in land-based and ship-related infrastructure required to halve international shippings greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Copenhagen, 20 January, 2020; Shipping needs to make a radical shift to zer