1.The Japanese government confirmed on Monday 99 more people on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise liner were infected with novel coronavirus pneumonia, bringing the total to 454.
2.The General Administration of Customs has come out with 10 measures to help in the resumption of work at export-oriented firms and stabilizing trade growth, amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
3.The maritime department in east China's Fujian Province has beefed up remote monitoring and on-the-spot patrols to ensure the safety of key projects under construction amid the novel coronavirus epidemic.
4.Uncertainty and disruptions associated with the Covid-19 ( Coronavirus) outbreak in China continue to dog the global LNG markets.
5.The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to a near two-week high on Monday, registering its biggest daily advance in more than two months as rates rose across all vessel segments.
6.Ships passing through The Panama Canal began paying a water tax of up ro $10,000 on Saturday February 15 .
7.Iron ore futures in China extended gains to a fifth straight session on Monday, underpinned further by data showing a drop in stocks of the steelmaking raw material at the country’s ports.
8.Lin Wenbo, general manager of Yang Ming, resigned ahead of time due to his "dissatisfaction" with the result of a sale and leaseback case ten years ago.
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