The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its Annual Report for 2018 highlighting the work of the branch during the past year. In 2018, 1227 accidents (casualties and incidents) to UK vessels or in UK coastal waters w

Next Tuesday (5 July) marks the 50th anniversary of the container trade in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Maritime Museum will commemorate the occasion. When the SS San Juan berthed at Ocean Terminal in Kowloon on the evening of July 30th, 1969,

Chinas index of export container transport edged up for the week ending Friday, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) stood at 823.95, up 0.9 percent from a week earlier, the excha

MSC Gulsun, the worlds largest container ship by carrying capacity, arrived at the container wharf of Shenzhens Yantian Port in South Chinas Guangdong province on July 23. At 399.9 meters long and 61.5 meters wide, the ship is capable of ca

1.Next Tuesday (30 July) marks the 50th anniversary of the container trade in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Maritime Museum will commemorate the occasion. 2.8.Chinas index of export container transport edged up for the week ending Friday, accord

On the morning of July 25, a delegation led by COFCO Chairman Mr. Lv Jun and President Mr. Yu Xubo visited the COSCO SHIPPING headquarters and held talks with Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Capt. Xu Lirong. The two sides agreed to further stren

On 19 July, Mr Xie Chunlin, Chairman of CMES, arrived in Beijing to visit Mr Xu Pengzhan, Party Committee Secretary of China Telecom Telecommunications Information Center (CTTIC). They had a friendly conversation on business cooperation. Mr

Chinas crude oil output reached 95.39 million tons in the first half of the year, up 0.8 percent over the same period last year, reversing the downward trend of the past three years, an official said Thursday. Natural gas output was 86.41 b

On 18 July 2019, Mr Zhao Yaoming, Minister of the Safety Supervision Department of China Merchants Group (CMG), went to Sinotrans Container Lines (Sinolines) for security inspection. Mr Zhao Yaoming listened to the report of Sinolines on th

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Friday. The most active contract for January 2020 delivery finished the day session up 4.23 percent to 764 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investo

Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, launched the MPA Maritime Bus at Canberra Secondary School, in conjunction with the Singapore Bicentennial today. Developed by key partners from the mari

This guidance focuses on the incidents of abduction of crew from ships for ransom in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and in the waters off Eastern Sabah. It provides the guidance and analysis based on the information collected from past incidents in

A methanol-fueled ship, believed to be the first in the country, was launched in Zhongshan, South Chinas Guangdong province, on Tuesday. The vessel measures 40 meters in length and 8 meters in width, and weighs about 172 metric tons, report

Having already imposed the 0.5% limit on ship sulphur emissions in most of its territorial waters this year, China has now issued further details of the intended regime come 2020. The draft plan issued by the Ministry of Transport is for th

On July 15, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) circulated a notice of commendation on enterprises with excellence performance, enterprises with outstanding contributions to sci-tech