According to the Xinde Marine News, a container ship called BF TIGER has collided with another vessel in waters off Zhejiang province. Initial reports say one person was killed in the crash. The accident happened in the early morning of Jul

On August 8, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings issued an announcement to appoint Zhang Wei as the companys executive director candidate. Zhang Wei, Gu Zhongdong, Yu Tao, Qian Ming, Wu Yu, Ge Heyue appointed as the companys deputy general managers, an

Global service provider Goltens Worldwide has been appointed by UK-based maritime technology specialist Emsys Maritime Ltd as an authorized sales, installation, commissioning, and after-sales service partner for its Emsys-iS Marine Emission

In order to implement the companys environmental protection policy and carbon reduction goals, Evergreen Marine Corp. has completed a systematic inspection and calculation of greenhouse gas emission inventories for its business operations,

On August 8, Jiangnan Shipbuilding of CSSC and AW Shipping Limited, the joint venture company established by ADNOC and Wanhua Chemical Group held a naming ceremony for the 86,000 m3 dual-fuel VLGC, which is the first vessel to be built join

USA-based manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) is announcing a series of new chemical tanker deals in Turkey, one of its biggest exports markets. Avon, Ohio headquartered APC is set to begin work this month supplying its MarineLINE

Chinas coastal bulk freight market saw an expansion in July as high temperatures in various parts of the country pushed up the demand for energy, industry data showed. On a monthly basis, the composite index for coastal bulk freight, which

Chinas soybean imports in July fell 9.1% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Sunday, as poor crushing margins and weaker consumption in the worlds largest buyer of the oilseed reduced appetite for shipments. China brought in 7.88 mi

Chinas major steel mills saw their average daily output of crude steel decrease 7.25 percent in late July from that recorded in mid-July, industrial data showed. The daily crude steel output stood at 1.89 million tonnes in late July, accord

Chinas coal imports in July rose by nearly a quarter from June to near the highest levels so far this year as power generators increased purchases to provide for peak summer electricity demand. Arrivals of the fuel totalled 23.52 million to

Chinas crude oil imports in July fell 9.5% from a year earlier, with daily volumes at the second lowest in four years, as refiners drew down inventories and domestic fuel demand recovered more slowly than expected. The worlds top crude buye

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index rose on Monday, snapping a 10-session losing streak, as capesize rates logged their best day in more than three weeks. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, and supramax

Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire BunkerMetric, a Scandinavian software company that develops advanced decision support tools for marine bunker vessels. The acquisition is part of Alfa Lavals strategy to expand its digital marin

Leading private equity firm Montagu has announced an agreement to acquire Maritime Intelligence, commonly known as Lloyds List Intelligence, from Informa Plc. MONTAGU, a private equity firm, has announced a deal to acquire Lloyds List Intel

On August 8, the steel cutting ceremony of the second large cruise ship was held at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Offshore of CSSC. The large cruise ship is Vista class, classified by LR and CCS, owned by CSSC Carnival. It is understood