Huanghua port saw coal handling target for first half of this year achieved one day ahead of schedule, said Hebei Provincial government. The port had handled a total 99.52 million tonnes of coal as of June 29, and the figure rose above 100

Iron ore futures in China surged on Tuesday amid strong demand and lingering concerns about supply, while steel prices rose for the first time in six sessions. The most active September iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange clo

By 2020, Denmark will have a digital register of shipping that will lower costs for business communities and provide easier access to data. ​The Danish Maritime Authority will now start developing the new digital Danish Register of Shippi

1.Chinas north port company, Qinhuangdao Port is to set up a joint venture with a number of coal, port and shipping industry players to improve coal transport and supply chain. 2.Sources told the Caixin news agency that China Merchants Indu

Drewry has downgraded its outlook for multipurpose shipping, which includes both breakbulk and project cargo vessel types, in light of weaker projected global economic growth, greater competition from dry bulk and container sectors, as well

In recent weeks Hong Kong has been in dire need of a good news story, and it was the territorys maritime community that delivered it yesterday (8 June) in the form of Ms Joanna Kwok, Hong Kongs first marine chief engineer. The announcement

Of the 75 seafarers taken hostage onboard or kidnapped for ransom worldwide so far this year, 62 were captured in the Gulf of Guinea off the coasts of Nigeria, Guinea, Togo, Benin and Cameroon, states the International Maritime Bureaus (IMB

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index rose to its highest in 11 months on Tuesday, driven by higher rates for larger capesize vessels on strong demand for shipping iron ore. The Baltic index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry

On June 28, the 2018 Annual Shareholders Meeting of Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), controlled and operated by COSCO SHIPPING, was held at the Athens Stock Exchange. The shareholders who attended the meeting hold 21,624,235 shares of PPA, acc

1.The technology group Wrtsil and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering the development of local production resources, thus ensuring further development and support of Wrtsils exhaust gas cle

More women are joining the maritime ranks in a variety of professions within the industry. To encourage this trend, IMO supported a training course aimed at female officials from maritime and port authorities. 25 women from 17 developing co

In this weeks analysis, we again update shippings mid-year report, reviewing progress across a range of shipping sector subjects. Our overall ClarkSea Index increased 8% y-o-y in the first half, to move marginally above the trend since the

OPECs compliance with its production quotas fell sharply in June, as output gains in the month by Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, along with Iraqs continued flouting of its cap, shrank the blocs margin for remaining within the bounds of its suppl

MSC Gulsun, the worlds largest container vessel by carrying capacity, set sail from north Chinas port city of Tianjin on Monday, heading for northwestern Europe. With a maximum load of 224,986.4 tonnes, MSC Gulsun is capable of transporting

Collaboration with COSCO Shipping LNG Investment, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, Jiangnan Shipyard, MARIC, SSSRI and CCS to develop 220k LNG carrier with Mark III containment system. LR has signed an agreement with COSCO Shipping LNG Invest