The Port of Singapores April container volume increased 2.4 per cent year on year to 2.99 million TEU, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). But April bunker sales went in the opposite direction and plunged 12.3 per cent

Chinese spot steel prices have been drifting lower since early May following strong run last month, as downstream users only made purchase based on short-term demand while steel production remained in glut. Spot prices of rebar, high-speed

CASH-STRAPPED Pacific International Lines (PIL) of Singapore, is ripe for takeover by the China Cosco Group, according to Paris container research house Alphaliner. If such a deal went through, it would place Cosco very close to the Mediter

1.Wrtsil announced on Monday it has won a contract to supply 40 generating sets for 12 new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled platform supply vessels (PSV), the first such vessels to be built for China Oilfield Services Co Ltd (COSL) at the

Huangpu Port in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, is sparing no efort in developing emerging industries as part of efforts for it to become a modern innovation zone in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and a new trade

On the afternoon of May 9, a delegation headed by Member of the Standing Committee of Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor of Shaanxi Province Mr. Liang Gui visited the COSCO SHIPPING headquarters and held talks wi

Thousands of years ago, the Greek port of Piraeus was the home of the Athenian navy which defeated the Persian empire in the decisive Battle of Salamis. Today, it is the largest port in Greece and became privatized in 2009 after the governm

Two new doctoral student (PhD) positions are being created through the Industrial Postgraduate Programme, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and DNV GL. A further full time Research Fellow post is also being created

Global port operator, Hutchison Ports achieved a global first with a cumulative throughput of 1.3bn teu, it revealed at a cocktail reception to celebrate the 50th year of operation. Attending the event was guest-of-honour Mr. Frank Chan, se

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Monday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery finished the day session up 1 percent to 653.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign invest

The technology group Wrtsil has won the contract to supply 40 generating sets for 12 new LNG fuelled platform supply vessels (PSV), the first such vessels to be built for a Chinese owner. The multiple benefits of the Wrtsil 20DF dual-fuel e

Research by global, sector-focused law firm HFW has found that London continues to dominate the market for maritime arbitration, despite suggestions that Brexit would see activity shift to emerging disputes hubs around the world. London acc

The China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), the nations largest shipbuilder, will build Chinas first luxury cruise ship, which is expected to begin operations as early as 2021, said a report in SCMP. Chinas first domestically built luxury cru

1.According to Xinhua, the government of Nepal is working to send two government teams to China, to study the possibility of Chinese ports being used as a third country trade. This step follows Nepal and Chinas signed protocol concerning th

On May 8, the IAPH 2019 World Ports Conference with the theme of Collaborate Now, Create Futurehad its grand opening at Baiyun International Convention Center in Guangzhou. Executive Vice President of COSCO SHIPPING Mr. Yu Zenggang attended