On June 25, Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry signed and delivered the sixth 210,000DWT bulk carrier GOLDEN SPRAY built for Norways Frontline. The 210,000DWT series bulk carrier is the largest Newcastlemax bulk carrier with large load capac

On June 24th in 2021, the naming and delivery ceremony of 307000 tonne crude carrier were held in Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company. The present guests include member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of China Shipbuildin

Australias sale of coal to 5 major Asian buyers has been recorded -31% short of same period of last year during Jan-May. As per China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam Customs Houses and IMAN India (Jan-April only), Australia exported 92.4 million ton

The shortage of empty containers in China has eased as manufacturers have increased production capacity, vice-minister of transport Zhao Chongjiu said Thursday. The monthly production capacity of Chinese container manufacturers has now reac

INTERCARGO acknowledges the technical and operational measures adopted at the 76th session of the IMOs Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76) to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) of international shipping but warns that there can be no

Uneven Recovery As global oil demand charts a path to recovery it is becoming increasingly clear that the world is recovering at an uneven pace. China was the first to go into lockdown and the first to emerge, seeing its own oil demand quic

IMO envisages what a fair future for seafarers will look like on Day of the Seafarer 2021 The Day of the Seafarer, held on 25 June every year, draws global attention to the contribution that seafarers make to world trade. As the world slowl

On June 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the development of water transport and the preparations for 2021 Maritime Day of China. According to Cao Desheng, Director of China MSA, by the end of 2020, China h

On June 23, the 300,000DWT VLCC No. 91 built by CSSCs Dalian Shipbuilding Industry for COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation was successfully floated out of the dock, marking the construction of the worlds first dual-fuel VLCC successfully c

On June 23, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding issued a new ship order announcement. Since April 19 this year, Yangzijiang has received orders for 14 new ships worth US$715 million. Up to now, Yangzijiang has received a total of 89 orders worth US$4.

On June 23, Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of CSSC, and China Shipbuilding Trading, as the joint seller, delivered an 86000 m3 dual-fuel VLGC FLANDERS INNOVATION for Belgiums EXMAR. The vessel has a total length of 230 meters, A width of 3

Keith Denholm has been appointed Commercial Director at IMC Dry Bulk, part ofIMC Industrial Group (IMCIG). We are very pleased to have Keith Denholm onboard. His extensive experience in dry bulk shipping and commodity trading will be very v

Keppel Corporation Limited and Sembcorp Marine Ltd entered yesterday into a non-binding memorandum of understanding to enter into exclusive negotiations with a view to combining Keppel OM and Sembcorp Marine. The objective of these discussi

Crew change crisis which swept the industry last year threatens to return, warns ICS chairman Esben Poulsson. Ships across the globe sound their horns at noon local time in a shout out for seafarers. Government ministers invited to attend e

The European Union set a threshold for washed up marine waste on beaches: fewer than 20 items of debris every 100 metres. Under this threshold, the beach is considered to be in good ecological condition. The Union is now asking member state