Hamburg/So Paolo, 29 May 2019 The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and WindEnergy Hamburg are extending and expanding their cooperation, as GWEC becomes the exclusive Global Partner of the worlds leading wind industry expo until the end of

In MEPC 74th meeting hold from 13th May to 17th May,IMO has approved a comprehensive set of guidance and guidelines to support the consistent implementation of the 0.5% sulfur limit in Marine fuel, which will come into force on 1st Jan 2020

Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp said that its containership YM Excellence while sailing from Shekou, China, to Singapore successfully rescued two Australians who were spotted fleeing out of a flaming yacht. After

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has revoked the bunker supplier licence of Southernpec (Singapore) Pte Ltd (Southernpec), with effect from 29 May 2019. Southernpec will cease to operate as a bunker supplier in the Port of

1.CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping is looking to raise up to HKD 2.18 billion (USD 277.7 million) through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.The shipowning arm of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC

Today, Tuesday, May 28 2019, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 16 points, reaching 1082 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The ind

Surrounding circumstances and conditions are probably the greatest variables when the ship is at sea. It may become necessary all of a sudden to drop anchor in an emergency in case of steering failure, probable collision, manoeuvring in sha

This blog post compares the uses of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel with other options for complying with the more stringent sulfur emission requirements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) beginning in 2020 and th

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued a circular (no. 5 of 2019) highlighting increase in Port State Control (PSC) detentions experienced by Singapore ships due to defects relating to the ships sewage treatment plant

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Tuesday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery finished the day session up 0.40 percent to 756.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign in

China, the worlds second-largest liquefied natural gas importer, reported a rise in imports of the chilled fuel during the month of April. During the month of April, China imported a total of 4.54 million tonnes of LNG. This represents a ri

1.Brazils Petrobras is scheduled to deliver a VLCC crude cargo to bonded storage facilities it has leased at Qingdao port in Chinas eastern Shandong province by end-June, according to a port source with knowledge of the vessel and ship trac

ASBATANKVOY, one of the most widely used tanker charter parties in the world, will form the basis when BIMCO and the Association of Ship Brokers Agents (U.S.A.), Inc. (ASBA) begin to jointly develop a charter party specifically for use in t

China imported a record high 2.79 million mt of LNG from Australia in April, up 61.3% year on year, latest customs data showed, amid growing domestic gas consumption, rising Australian LNG export capacity and trade tensions between China an

As platforms for accelerating regional integration, more attention must be given to quality of Belt and Road port projects Ports are an integral part of the Belt and Road connectivity. At present, a pattern featuring improved local infrastr