During his trip to China (10-11 July) IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim During visited the Dalian Maritime University where he marked the start of the Masters degree programme on Maritime Safety and Environmental Management a joint programme

On 16 July, the European Union has signed a unique ocean partnership agreement with China. Two of the worlds largest ocean economies will work together to improve the international governance of the oceans in all its aspects, including by c

SHANGHAI, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Ten people remain missing after a freighter sank off Chinas east coast near Shanghai early Sunday morning, Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center announced Sunday afternoon. The freighter Shunqiang 2, carry

1.China's steel rebar futures hit their highest in 10 months on July 12 amid potential tight supply as the government intensifies efforts to clean up the environment. 2.The European Union and China are expected to set up a working gro

Chinese oceanographic research ship Xiangyanghong-03 departed Saturday for the countrys 50th ocean research expedition in the western and eastern Pacific Ocean. The ship left Xiamen, east Chinas Fujian Province, with 160 personnel on board

COSCO Shipping plans to sell its Long Beach container terminal through a US trustfund to enable it to merge with the terminals owner, OOCL. The sale is intended to appease US regulators concerned with a Chinese state-owned enterprise owning

The quotation of imported iron ore remains unchanged in the morning. Steel mills hold wait-and-see attitude after replenishment in this week. Currently, iron ore lump price in Shandong is higher than that of Tangshan with favorable demand a

The expansion of underground gas storage in northeast China could alleviate distribution network bottlenecks in the countrys key winter demand centers, and help stabilize seasonal demand and price fluctuations in the wider Asian LNG markets

Capesize A shaky start to the week in Asia where rates on the key West Australia/China run lost almost 90 cents dropping to $8.30. However, ongoing interest from the miners and operators saw levels regain ground with the expectation of over

Chinas imports of solid wastes slumped in the first half of 2018 as the government stepped up enforcement of a ban. Imports of plastic, paper, and metal waste totaled 9.98 million tonnes for the period, down 56.3 percent from the same perio

A Sea Sentry wash water monitoring system for ship exhaust gas cleaning systems from maritime sensors manufacturer Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) has been installed in a Shandong Pure Ocean Technology scrubber, which has been retrofitted

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has revoked the bunker craft operator licence of Pegasus Maritime (S) Pte Ltd (Pegasus), with effect from 16 July 2018. Pegasus will no longer be allowed to operate as a bunker craft operat

AMSA bans Shandong bulker over crew pay,whats the inside story?? The Clarification of Bulk carrier banned for underpaying crew The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier MV Shandong Hai Wan

ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control. The report aims to assist ship operators and management companies in maintaining compliant operations by providing information about ships detained by PSC as well as deficiencies

In order to better protect marine environment, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have jointly issued amended Discharge Standard for Water Pollutants from Shi