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.

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

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

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

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

Fleet growth in most sectors slowed down during the first quarter of the year. Dry bulk, crude oil, products and LPG sectors saw their fleets expanding slower than they did in 1Q17 while growth in the containership and LNG sectors accelerate

Chinese ballast water management system (BWMS) maker SunRui Marine Environment Engineering Co has been granted a type-approval certificate in line with IMO’s revised G8 code for its BalClor unit, which uses filtration and indirect electr

It has been reported that port state control in Australia and Indonesia often point out that the onboard emergency generator fails to automatically connect to the emergency switchboard (hereinafter, ESB) when a blackout simulation test is ca

BEIJING - The Trump administration's threat to impose more tariffs on imports from China escalates economic brinkmanship with Beijing.

All industries are looking to becoming cleaner, greener and more energy efficient – and shipping is no exception. Improved energy efficiency means less fuel is used, and that means less harmful emissions.

A cargo ship sank in China's east Zhejiang province on Friday, killing one person, authorities said.

Norwegian P&I Club Gard has appointed Mark Russell as managing director of the Hong Kong office effective 1 August 2018.

Britannia P&I has set strengthening the Club’s position in Asia as a key strategic goal with the announcement of new staff.

US President Donald Trump and his Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross both tried to calm down the panic about a possible trade war on Wednesday just hours after China slapped 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion of imports from the US, including soy

Shipowners and operators are being urged to consider the side effects of switching from heavy fuel oil (HFO) to low sulphur fuel since there is evidence that it can cause tank contamination and trigger compliance issues once the global sulph