Huanghua port, a major bulk commodity transfer hub in Hebei province, saw its coal loading reach 17.63 million tonnes in January 2019. It exceeded its monthly target by 325,000 tonnes and marked a new high for the same period since its oper

HONG KONGs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has changed Antwerp terminals on its Gateway Express 2 (GEX2) service from Antwerp DPW Gateway facility to PSA Antwerp on the arrival of the 4,045-TEU Quebec Express on Mar

The economic benefits of Chinas steel industry hit a record high in 2018 as the industry continues to press ahead with supply-side structural reforms, with the industrial structure constantly optimizing and the market improving, the website

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the countrys largest oil and gas producer and supplier, reported strong output and sales in January. The companys Daqing Oilfield, Chinas largest oilfield situated in the northeastern Heilongjian

1. Background In the past 15 days, four similar incidents on contacting with fishing nets (Set-net Type, 定置网) occurred in the Ningde waters where the foreign ship always choose to drop anchor to wait for berth of Ningde Port or Kement

Chinas iron ore futures ended flat on Tuesday. The most active contract for May 2019 delivery finished the day session unchanged from the previous settlement price at 631 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futur

China saw its crude oil imports in January reach 10.07 million barrels per day, up 5.1 percent year-on-year, figures from the General Administration of Customs showed last week. This was the third time Chinas monthly crude imports breached

Shell Marine integrated solutions have saved the equivalent of around $123,000 annually for its customer Chinas operator of RoRo tonnage Hainan Strait Shipping. On Shells advice, Hainan Strait Shipping had switched its trunk piston engine o

1.China National Petroleum Corp., the worlds third-biggest oil company, plans to build 23 new gas storage facilities and expand 10 existing ones by 2030, with working gas capacity exceeding 15 billion cubic meters, the company said Sunday.

Pricing is under pressure ahead of the February 20, 2019 deadline for the marine protection and indemnity (PI) renewal for ship-owners. Competition in the sector remains strong, exacerbated by a growing fixed-premium market, according to a

On February 14, Mr. Li Qiang, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, made an inspection tour to COSCO SHIPPING. Revolving around the three new major tasks (i.e., ex

There appears to be no end to the decline in box volumes in Hong Kong. Following the declaration of annual throughput for 2018, which saw volumes slip to 19.54m teu or 5.7%, and the port fall to seventh place in the league of the worlds bus

China National Petroleum Corp., the worlds third-biggest oil company, plans to build 23 new gas storage facilities and expand 10 existing ones by 2030, with working gas capacity exceeding 15 billion cubic meters, the company said Sunday. Th

Russian gas giant Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have discussed plans for the supply of national gas to China. Gazprom said that the parties reviewed a wide range of issues related to cooperation between the com

What has gone wrong at the start of 2019 with a string of accidents and casualties? I read this opinion article, published on the gCaptain.com web site originally, by Capt Rich Madden, which I wanted to share with followers of the IIMS Link