Chinas stainless steel production is expected to rise by 2.1% this year to more than 30 million tonnes amid robust demand for the corrosion-resistant metal, an official from an industry body said on Thursday. Apparent stainless steel consum

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding made a profit of 585 million yuan in Q3, and received another order of 10 container ships worth 396 million US dollars. The number of orders received by Yangzijiang has exceeded the total of last year. On November 4

The rise and fall of the shipbuilding industry has always been regarded as a barometer of the economy. This year, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the volume of new ships has shrunk by 51% year-on-year. But according to data released b

It is reported by Chinese media that foreign crew change operations will resume in ten Chinese ports including Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Haikou. Shanghai government recently issued a

China has notified to ban imports of seven categories of Australian products including coal, effective November 6, several foreign media reported on November 3. These banned products include coal, barley, copper and copper concentrate, suga

China will import over $22 trillion worth of goods over the next decade, and the country is accelerating its opening up in spite of the global coronavirus pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday. Speaking via video message

Iron ore appears to have settled into something akin to a comfortable equilibrium, with Chinese stimulus spending keeping demand high, but supply from Australia and Brazil sufficient to maintain a balanced market. China, which buys about tw

Offshore oil and gas major China National Offshore Oil Corp said on Monday that it has started gas production from its deep-water Liuhua 29-1 field in the South China Sea. The Liuhua 29-1 gas field is located in the eastern South China Sea,

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has extended its partnership with international maritime charity The Mission to Seafarers (MtS) until 2022. MtS provides essential welfare support to the worlds 1.5 million seafarers, from helping them ke

In October, the container throughput of Shanghai Port exceeded 4 million TEU in a single month for the first time, setting a monthly historical record with 4.2 million TEU, which was 297,000 TEU more than the monthly throughput record set j

On November 2, another 180000 DWT capesize bulk carrier SHANDONG DE GUANG built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding of CSSC ushered in the glorious moment of named delivery. SHANDONG DE GUANG named and delivered on the same day was the seve

As tensions between Australia and China rise, Beijing is expected to ban imports of Canberra wheat, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. The ban will put Australian $560 million (US$394 million) trade between the two countries in doubt

State-owned China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network (PipeChina) has suspended construction work at the second phase of its Beihai liquefied natural gas terminal in southern China after a fire that killed five people. The fire broke out on Monday

Chinese steel mills have received verbal notices from the Ministry of Commerce to stop importing Australian coals starting Nov. 6, several sources close to the matter told SP Global Platts Nov. 3. The ministry held a meeting Nov. 2 to discu

On November2, with support of ICBC Guangzhou Nansha Branch, Guangzhou Shipping ExchangePlatform (GSEP) successfully completed 6 oversea PSVs online bidding withactive bidders from Africa, America and Asia(Middle East). This commonachievemen