A multinational consortium led by the state-owned China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering, a unit of CNPC, has been awarded a contract for the construction of an LNG terminal at Vassiliko Port in Cyprus. The contract has been awarded at the en

The international cruise line sector should upgrade its emergency response standards to better fight potential risks created by the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, a senior executive of Chinas top cruise line business association said

Hong Kong Marine Department will take new arrangement for quality assurance to uphold the quality of the ships in the Hong Kong Shipping Register, with effect from 9 March 2020 (Effective Date). The new arrangement will allow MD(Marine Depa

1.Cargo volumes and ship calls have swiftly rebounded at Chinese ports, confirming that the cogs of global trade are grinding back into motion. 2.Without OPEC+s help to steady the market, U.S. benchmark prices could fall toward $30 a barrel

On March 7, the main structure of the No.2 dockreconstruction project, a key project of adaptabilityreconstruction of large cruise shipyard of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, was completed, which is known as thelongest dock in China. The

Seafarers Hospital Society is thrilled to announce that it has appointed Sandra Welch as the new CEO from early May. Sandra joins the Society from the Sailors Society where she has been Chief Operating Officer. The Society is looking forwar

On March 5, the yellowHUANGHAI GLORY, a Hong Kong flagcargo ship with 23 Chineseseafarerson board, was attacked by armed pirates boarding it in the gulf of guinea near Lagos Port, Nigeria. According toXINDE MARINE NEWS, in the face of the t

Vessel has 21 cases, including 19 crew; Italy imposes quarantine measures Amid growing risks posed by the novel coronavirus outbreak, a virus-hit US cruise ship stranded off the coast of San Francisco has been given permission to dock in Oa

Finally, some good news about the coronavirus and global supply chains: Cargo volumes and ship calls have swiftly rebounded at Chinese ports, confirming that the cogs of global trade are grinding back into motion. The caveat is that this wa

An effort by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to stabilize the oil market ended in failure on Friday, with Russia rejecting a plan for addition output cuts and sending prices for the commodity plummeting to their lowest

A cruise industry trade association has hit back at reports speculating that the U.S. government may move to discourage some travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus.

China has overtaken Germany as the biggest nation in the container shipping sector in terms of total TEU. On the other hand, overall VDR figures show that Germany remains the worlds fifth-biggest shipping nation with a 4.9 per cent share of

Optimarin and SunRui, two of the world leaders in ballast water treatment systems (BWTS), have announced a strategic market cooperation to provide a one stop shop for shipowners with diverse fleets worldwide, fulfilling increasing demand fo

Chinas iron ore imports rose 1.5% over January and February from the same period a year earlier, customs data showed on Saturday, supported by firm demand at steel mills though the coronavirus outbreak had disrupted downstream sectors. The

Hong Kongs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has made changes to its Pacific West Coast (PCN1) and Vietnam China South (VCS) services on the Trans-Pacific trade, which came into effect two days ago. On its Pacific Chi