Shipbuilders from China and Japan are seeking cooperation with each other, hoping to establish more joint ventures. One new ship-building joint venture, established by Chinas Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group and Japans Mitsui Engineering and

1.China Merchants Port Group Company Limited jointed hands with China Mobile Limited Shenzhen Branch and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., to establish the first 5G intelligent innovation laboratory in the port industry at Haixing Wharf, with

Taicang port in Jiangsu province is capable of handling two million more containers each year after the construction of the fourth phase of its container terminal, local media reported on June 24. Since construction started in April last ye

China has offered 3,600 places to women at maritime colleges since 2016 in an effort to boost gender parity on ships, the Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday. The country has been making consistent efforts in educating and training female

Newbuilding Since the beginning of the year, 100 newbuild orders have been placed across the tanker sector. This is a considerable amount lower than the same period last year, when 140 vessels were placed. It is no surprise to see the Greek

Chinas iron ore futures extended gains on Friday after touching a record high in the previous session, as concerns persisted over tight supply amid declining shipment from Rio Tinto and expectations of strong demand. Mining giant Rio Tinto

Hong Kong-based container shipping and logistics service company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has chosen the Navis stowage planning software StowMan for effectively stowing vessels in its container ship fleet. According to Navis, a

Underscoring the weaker demand, LNG imports into NE Asia in June are set to fall from May, according to Refinitiv data. Imports typically rise in June as gas demand increases during the Northern Hemisphere summer. This slowdown is occurring

The Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision today in Dutra Group v Batterton, 588 US __ (2019) (attached below), holding (in a 6-3 decision) that seafarers are not entitled to punitive damages if the shipowner breaches its du

China Merchants Port Group Company Limited (CMPort 001872.SZ) jointed hands with China Mobile Limited Shenzhen Branch and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., to establish the first 5G intelligent innovation laboratory in the port industry at Hai

Japans shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has entered into a long-term charter deal with Hong Kong LNG Terminal for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). MOL said that the worlds largest FSRU, the FSRU Challenger, would b

The Tokyo and Paris MoUs have developed a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on emergency systems and procedures. The CIC will run from 1 September to 30 November 2019. This PSC news gives an overview of DNV GLs recommendations for focu

1.Eastern Chinese port of Qingdao has inked strategy co-operation agreement with global information and communications solutions provider Huawei to jointly develop 5G technology. 2.Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 74th session from 13 to 17 May 2019. The meeting was significant being the last MEPC session before the global sulphur cap comes into force from 1 January 2020. The MEPC-73 in

The Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) has supported the recent deliberations of the 74th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC74) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on the 2020 global sulphur cap.