The completion volume of shipbuilding in China rose 6.7 percent year-on-year in the first nine months to 29.36 million deadweight tons (dwt), official data showed. The figure accounted for 37.8 percent of the global market share and China c

BIMCO has submitted two proposals to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to pave the way for easy exchange of port logistic operational data and allow for real-time updates (notifications) between ship and shore. Over the past yea

In the week ending Oct-18, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes 655.4 points, Download PDF1 Below find the NCFI Weekly Index Data chart: Download PDF2 Source:Ningbo Shipping Exchange The

Be a-maized Corn exports from South America have hit record levels this year, with volumes already surpassing last years total. This has displaced some supply from the US and has offset the dip in soybean trade due to African Swine Flu. Bum

1.China has launched a new price index for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to better reflect changes in the market. 2.On October 18th, Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding officially started construction of the first domestic large-scale cruise ship

Feng Fei, executive vice governor of Zhejiang, addresses the 3rd International Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises Conference in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province on Oct 18. Sharon Weintraub, CEO of BP Supply Trading East Hemisphere, delivers a

China has launched a new price index for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to better reflect changes in the market. The LNG comprehensive import price index (the LNG index), jointly developed by a monitoring center under the General Admin

On the morning of October 16th, 2019, a delegation led by Mr. Chris Wiernicki, Chairman of American Bureau of Shipping visited COSCO SHIPPING headquarters in Shanghai. Capt.Xu Lirong, Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING, and Mr. Sun Yunfei, Executiv

Tangshan, Chinas top steelmaking city, took more drastic pollution control measures after mid-to-heavily polluting days were forecast over October 18-22, on top of a second-level smog alert starting 20:00 pm on October 15. From 8:00 am Octo

Hong Kong-based Pacific Basin, a minor bulks specialist, announced in its third quarter trading update that a combination of strengthening freight markets and global fleet inefficiencies had seen the firm fare better than for a number of ye

At this years Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference (19-20 November Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre) the third Maritime Forum raises the topic, Todays Shipping Dilemma Is the Future in Owning or Managing? There are a number of

Panic drove crude-tanker rates up, very briefly, to mind-bogglingly high assessed levels of around $300,000 per day. Now, the fear factor has been contained. Charterers of very large crude carriers (VLCCs, tankers that carry 2 million barre

A global network of maritime technology cooperation centres has completed an impressive array of pilot projects over the past three years, helping to drive forward the changes which are required to reduce GHG emissions from shipping. Five r

Chinas crude oil futures settled lower on Thursday. The most active contract for November 2019 delivery dropped 4.60 percent to 444 yuan per barrel, data from the Shanghai International Energy Exchange showed. China launched its first yuan-

2019 International Ship Management and Technology Forum, co-organized by China Ship owners Association (CSA) and Xinde Marine News, supported by Dalian Maritime University (DMU) and BIMCO, will be held on Dec 4, 2019 in Shanghai. The future