The first quarter 2018 results for Singapore-listed HPH Trust saw the port operators net profit fall 13% to HK$145.4m compared to HK$166.9m in 1Q 2017. The drop in net profit was achieved despite a 3% rise in revenue to HK$2.67bn.

China's leading steel hub Tangshan city imposed a series of emergency measures from April 15 to fight against air pollution expected to blanket the city and the surrounding Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area.

A domestically-developed self-driving electric truck has successfully completed testing at the Tianjin Port on April 12. The truck, equipped with laser radar, high-definition camera, and intelligent computing abilities, completed operations

Moring offers of spot market cargos held stable today and some traders had desire to deliver the cargos under rising futures prices previously. Steel mills are active to make purchases today and market transactions climb up compared with tha

With the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee’s agreement Friday to an initial strategy to cut the shipping industry’s total greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% from 2008 levels by 2050, it has managed to keep its fierces

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday announced a decision to develop the island of Hainan into a pilot free trade zone. Policies and institutional systems for building a free trade port in Hainan will be established "step by step and s

The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) said in its first quarter report that there were a total of 14 incidents in Asia during January-March 2018

Ultra large container vessel COSCO Shipping Gemini, with a capacity of 20,119 20-foot equivalent units, was delivered to its owner on Tuesday in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province.

China will officially introduce foreign investors to trade in domestic iron ore futures from May 4, said Gao Li, spokesperson of China Securities Regulatory Commission.

At the Boao Forum, HNA Group announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to explore business partnerships with Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore.

The shipping industry has a lot to lose in a potential trade war between the US and China. Millions of jobs and the bottom lines of major maritime shipping companies, which account for 80% of all global trade, depend on goods traversing the

Morning offers of traders held stable today and partial traders were waiting for further market signs. Traders are still desire to lift mainstream middle and high grade fines prices due to the obvious shortage at ports in recent days. Steel

China's foreign trade volume rose 9.4 percent year-on-year to 6.75 trillion yuan ($1.07 trillion) in the first quarter this year, customs data showed on Friday.

PetroChina had supplied a record 7.4 billion cubic metres of natural gas from its underground storages during 2017’s winter supply crunch. At the moment, there are 25 underground gas storage (UGS) facilities in China. Compared with gas tan

WITH the US and China locked horns over trade tariffs, speculation is mounting as to why US regulators have not yet approved Cosco Shipping's takeover of a Long Beach terminal through its acquisition of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).