1.Ministry of Transport and the National Development and Reform Commission said port charges for cargo and facilities security will be cut by 20 percent from March 1 to June 30.
2.A total of five international liner ship lines departing from Guangzhou Port have been launched from Feb 27 to March 7, mainly heading to Southeast Asian countries.
3.The Export-Import Bank of China overcame many difficulties and issued a letter of guarantee for China Shipbuilding Trading.
4.The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose on Tuesday, helped by strong demand for capesize and supramax vessels.
5.The number of container ships travelling from China to the port of Rotterdam seems to have recovered slightly, as coronavirus measures that had significantly curbed traffic from China have been eased.
6.Chinese research vessel Tansuo 1 set sail on Tuesday from south China's Hainan Province, carrying manned submersible Deep Sea Warrior for the first deep-sea scientific research mission this year.
7.Huanghua port, located in central Bohai-rim economic zone, saw coal handling reach 73.08% of its total in the first two months of 2020.
8.Iron ore futures in China rose sharply on Tuesday as a drop in new virus cases in the country raised hopes for an improvement in demand, while lower inventories also aided sentiment.
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