Chinas Xuelong, polar icebreaker, collided with an iceberg on its 35th Antarctic research mission due to thick fog, said Chinas Ministry of Natural Resources Monday on its website. The collision happened at around 11 a.m. (BJT), on January

Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Health, announced two initiatives for the maritime industry at the Singapore Shipping Associations (SSA) Annual Lunar New Year Cocktail Reception this evening. The two initiatives,

The diminishing natural gas demand over the course of the current winter has forced China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) to sell a cargo of liquefied natural gas on standby offshore South Korea. Citing Refinitiv Eikon data as well as so

Taiwan imported 15.65 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the January-November period, up 1.6 percent from the same period in the year before, according to the customs data. During the month of November 2018, Taiwan imported 1.

Chinas oil and gas industry is set to reinforce efforts to reduce environmental impacts of its projects and operationsin 2019, said a research. According to a new research from DNV GL, six in ten (61%) senior oil and gas professionals in Ch

Chinas iron ore futures ended higher on Monday. The most active contract for May, 2019 delivery finished the day session 2.21 percent higher at 533 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors

According to the bureaus report, there were 201 incidents reported to the bureau last year (including six hijackings) - all of which happened in the Gulf of Guinea. That is a rise from 180 incidents in 2017 and from 191 in 2016. The report

On the morning of 18th Jan., a delegation led by H.E. Loke Siew Fook, Minister of Transport of Malaysia, visited COSCO SHIPPING Headquarters. Mr. Yu Zenggang, Executive Vice President of COSCO SHIPPING, met with the delegation and the two s

1.A direct sea freight route opened on Saturday between Taiwans Kaohsiung and Pingtan in Fujian province, drastically shortening shipping times for fresh farm produce from the island to mainland markets. 2.Tianjin 2018 LNG imports hit fresh

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) aims to double its exploration projects and proven oil and gas reserves in seven years, the company said on January 18. The announcement was a direct response to President Xi Jinpings call to

Spot rates for shipping containers from Asia to northern Europe in the week ending Friday dropped 0.9 per cent to US$970 per TEU, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI). The rates on the Asia-Mediterranean trade were v

Total LNG imports via Tianjin customs in northern China reached a new high of 3.35 million tonnes last year, giving strong support to environmental improvement and clean energy development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The figure was

A direct sea freight route opened on Saturday between Taiwans Kaohsiung and Pingtan in Fujian province, drastically shortening shipping times for fresh farm produce from the island to mainland markets. In the past, shipments from Kaohsiung

The oil and gas industry achieved a net production increase of 164bn cubic metres (bcm), which represents the highest production growth since 2010, according to research by Rystad Energy. Year-on-year growth was clearly driven by North Amer

Looking Back 2018 saw a sea-change in attitudes and actions towards Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. By March, of the 94 cruise ships on the global order-book, 18 under construction were LNG-powered. This represented 20% of all