1.Singapores China Navigation has announced that New Zealand-based subsidiary Pacifica Shipping has acquired a 1,700 teu ship for deployment on its coastal shipping service in New Zealand. 2.Cosco Shipping Financial Holdings, a unit of Chin

Readers will be aware that the intensification in the use of sanctions by States and other supra-national bodies over recent years has had a number of consequences for insurers.As a result, the London PI Club established our Sanctions Team,

Chinas crude oil futures settled higher on Monday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery increased 0.35 percent to 433.0 yuan per barrel, data from the Shanghai International Energy Exchange showed. China launched its first y

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index fell for a tenth straight session on Monday to its lowest in nearly a month as a combination of better ship supply and easing demand hurt vessel rates. The Baltic index, which tracks rates for shi

National workshop discussed Chinas potential ratification and implementation of fisheries-related conventions, including IMOs 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA), aimed at improving safety standards on fishing vessels, and the 1995 Standards on

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed that seafarers working onboard cruise ships and ferries rank among the unhappiest in the industry. The report, which is produced in assoc

What Is Ocean Engineering? Ocean engineering is a field of study that can be vaguely defined as an advanced part of the other marine technology studies like maritime engineering or offshore engineering or marine electronic technology. If de

The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA)the industry voice of Singapores maritime communitytoday organised its inaugural Tech and Demo Day, during which it announced the formation of a new Digital Transformation Committee. The Tech and Demo

Chinas ports handle nearly a third of global container traffic and it has the largest merchant fleet in the world in terms of the number of ships owned. But given the size of its fleet and the number of ships that pass through its ports, Ch

1.Beijing has spent $144bn on its ports since 2012. It now wants to spend that money more wisely. Jason Jiang reports from Shanghai. 2.A new luxury ro-ro passenger vessel built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd for Sansha city

A new luxury ro-ro passenger vessel built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd for Sansha city in South Chinas Hainan province was officially delivered for use after a signing ceremony was held in Hainans Wenchang city on Wednesd

The chief executive of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, Peter Tam has resigned after 15 years as head of the secretariat of Hong Kongs largest insurers association. Peter has decided to pursue other opportunities and will be leaving th

Eagle Ocean Marine (EOM), the American Clubs fixed premium P I and FD D facility, recently completed another year of steady growth and solid profitability. It has also renewed its reinsurance program for another twelve months from July 1 on

The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers yesterday (1 August) offered a revised estimate of the cost of the damage inflicted by the super typhoon Mangkhut that ripped through the territory on 16 September 2016. Based on the statistics of 54 ins

The judges for the International Maritime Rescue Federation Awards 2019 have announced their shortlist, following careful consideration of the range of extremely compelling entries from around the world. Designed to honour the outstanding c