1.As data from the National Bureau of Statistics highlight, the overall freight volume transferred to China experienced an increase of 7.1% year-on-year to 51.5 million tonnes in 2018. 2.New York-listed global insurer Chubb has received app

Global warming has increased the potential for commercial shipping as the Arctic ice progressively melts. Canada maintains that the Passage is part of its internal waters and that no right of innocent passage exists within it, whereas the U

Seabury Maritime LLC, the global maritime and transportation investment merchant banking and industry advisory firm, a division of Seabury Capital Group LLC, released a whitepaper, produced in cooperation with Gemini Shippers Group, providi

Chinas iron ore futures finished lower on Tuesday. The most active contract for May 2019 delivery finished the day session down 1.27 percent to 623 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors

Draft mandatory regulations to make lifting appliances such as onboard cargo cranes safer are being developed by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE). According to a press note from International Maritime Organization (IMO)

New York-listed global insurer Chubb has received approval from the CBIRC to increase the companys ownership in Huatai Insurance Group Company to 26.2% from its current 20%, with effect from 27 February 2019. With the increased Chubb stake,

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will host the 37th ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Meeting (MTWG) from 5 to 7 March 2019. The MTWG is the principal coordinating and implementing arm of the ASEAN Senior Transport Of

Japanese public multinational corporation Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has completed the construction of a new dock in northeast China, as the company streamlines costs amid competition from South Korean rivals. According to a press note

Global VLCC freight rates are expected to be well supported this year and in the next as a large number of them will go for maintenance, and also install a ballast water treatment system at a time when there is also more demand to move crud

1.China Ship Finance Offshore Summit is held today at Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Pudong, Shanghai. 2.Several marine incidents have taken place off Ningde or Kement Port of Fujian Province in the past 15 days. Vessels voyaging to that region are re

In response to the expected low demand in spring, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Trans-Pacific sailings: Pacific China Central 1 (PCC1) OOCL UTAH (OTA) 030E/W: ETA Ningbo on March 23 in Week 12 for EASTBOUND,

I believe Captain Lirong has been a key driver in developing the outstanding COSCO Shipping Group we see today, says BIMCO President Anastasios Papagiannopoulos, who was on stage to hand over the award. The BIMCO President also mentioned th

The International Chamber of Shipping has chosen Hong Kong as its base for the organisations liaison office to China, it has been learned. As yet it appears there has not been an official announcement. Hongkongmaritimehub.com understands th

Chinese iron ore prices surged nearly 5% to a three-week-peak on March 4, as market expected steel mills to replenish their stocks amid low inventory level. Steel mills in the worlds largest iron ore consuming country have been slowing raw

Chinas crude oil futures settled lower on Monday. The most active contract for April delivery was down 1.60 percent to 436.1 yuan per barrel, data from the Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) showed. China launched its first yuan-d