LONDON 24 APRIL 2020: The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and its global network of national member associations and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and its 215 seafarers unions are calling on seafarers across t

In the first quarter of 2020, most ships calling at the Port of Singapore have complied with the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) 2020 sulphur regulations since they came into effect on 1 January 2020. Under MARPOL Annex VI Regula

HMM Algeciras, the largest container vessel on earth with a TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) capacity of 24,000, started its maiden voyage from the port of Qingdao in eastern Chinas Shandong province on Sunday. The ship, measures 399.9 meters

On April 20, Goldwinds 6MW wind turbines were successfully hoisted to M.V. Xin Heng 9, marking the official launch of the second batch of the Three Gorges Dalian Zhuanghe III offshore wind power project, an offshore wind power transportatio

Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry said it has delivered a 28,000 cubic meter liquefied natural gas carrier. This is the first-ever LNG vessel built and delivered by Cosco Shipping Heavy Industrys Dalian shipyard, the shipbui

Chinas March crude oil imports from top supplier Saudi Arabia fell 1.6% from a year earlier, while purchases from No.2 supplier Russia rose 31%, Reuters calculations based on customs data showed on Sunday. Chinas March crude oil imports ros

US stocks were mixed at the open Friday, but oil continued to recover from an unprecedented selloff after demand collapsed amid the coronavirus pandemic. Oil rose for the third day in a row, recovering from a historic collapse that saw futu

Port and related logistics businesses in east Chinas Jiangsu Province is surging back to normal now that the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is under control in the country. Despite the fact that the epidemic forced much of China into

The China Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) reported a slight increase in freight indices in the Middle East routes. NCFI, a wind vane of Chinas busiest ports freight rates for the international container shipping market, stood at 6

Chinas steel sector was badly hurt by the novel coronavirus outbreak, with production slowing and prices slumping in the first quarter of this year, but analysts expect recovery in Q2 as demand rebounds. Production of rolled steel totaled 2

Recognising that the maritime sector plays a critical role in keeping trade flows open in the global fight against COVID-19, 20 members of the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) from Asia, Europe, Middle East and North America came together

1.Six Chinese government units have jointly released a notice to further guide and facilitate Chinese crew changes at domestic ports. 2.China Development Bank Financial Leasing has entered into a contract with New Ocean Shipbuilding in Jian

China Development Bank Leasing has ordered a total of 6 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax bulk carriers at two domestic shipyards, which will be chartered to German energy giant Rheinland Group (RWE). This order from CDB Leasing was received by Shan

On April 23, Tianjin Port Group and Shandong Port Group officially signed the framework agreement on comprehensive strategic cooperation of world-class ports in Qingdao. The two sides will take this opportunity to give full play to their re

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday pledged to spare no effort to help Koreas shipping industry become one of the worlds leaders. He was speaking at the christening of the Algeciras, the worlds largest container vessel to be used by Korean sh