1.China was the No. 1 nation by securing 740,000 CGTs in orders to build 30 vessels, or 65 percent of total global orders. Japan took third place with orders totaling 80,000 CGTs for five ships.
2.An Iranian oil tanker stricken by explosions was likely hit by two rockets in a "terrorist act" as it sailed through the Red Sea, Tehran claims
3.China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2 has made all-round preparations for its first Antarctic expedition to begin on Oct. 15 in close cooperation with Xuelong 1 to better fulfill research missions.
4.The Ningbo Zhoushan Port has grown from a wharf to one of the world's busiest ports during 70 years.
5.A lack of action on the part of the authorities could be as damaging to Hong Kong’s Port as the inertia that has existed for years over a final definition for the air draft of the Tsing Ma Bridge.
6.On October 9, 2019, the opening ceremony of Dalian Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. was officially held, marking the official completion of the acquisition of Dalian Gangwan Engineering Co., Ltd. by Hunan Construction Engineering Group.
7.The Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group has chosen eight founding full members and appointed its new five-member committee.
8.BIMCO has developed a monitoring service for bunker prices, with data provided by MABUX, which is now available to all BIMCO members.
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