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

1.To improve the quality of Chinese domestic shipping and promote the environmentally friendly development of water transport within China, on 3 July 2018 the Chinese Ministry of Transport published new requirements for the emissions

Chinas 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. On July 11, Chinas cabinet launched a new cross-ministerial leadership group

The European Union and China are expected to set up a working group to deepen cooperation on reforming the multilateral trading system, said a senior EU trade diplomat on Wednesday. This joint decision is likely to be finalized at the upcom

Officials from home and abroad took part in the Global Forum on Green Shipping in Shanghai on Wednesday and discussed topics ranging from how the environmental impact of shipping can be reduced to how maritime safety and efficiency could be

There has been a structural increase in LNG import demand into China. There was a gradual increase in demand from the start of 2016 through the middle of 2017. From 2017 through to the present the contribution of global ton mile demand comi

Alaska officials said they remain confident that China will help the state achieve its decades-old dream of building a pipeline to carry now-stranded natural gas from the North Slope to markets, despite growing US-China trade tensions. Chin

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has signed a production-sharing contract (PSC) with Roc Oil (Bohai) Co and Smart Oil Investment for an oilfield in the South China Sea, domestic news site stock.qq.com reported on Tuesday. According

Chinas iron ore futures market shocked in strong trend today. As a result, the spot price at port remained unchanged in the morning compared with that of yesterday and prices of partial specifications went up by RMB3-5/wmt. Quotes of Brazil

To improve the quality of Chinese domestic shipping and promote the environmentally friendly development of water transport within China, on 3 July 2018 the Chinese Ministry of Transport published new requirements for the emissions of nitro

With the industry hoping for better grades after the effort of recent years, this weeks Analysis updates our half year shipping report showing a ClarkSea Index up 9% y-o-y but still below trend since the financial crisis (see Graph of the W

The appetite for newbuilding orders across most shipping markets has started to wane after over US$10bn was spent in the first quarter of 2018, shipping analyst VesselsValue stated in a market report. The total committed to new deliveries i