Incidents of piracy and armed robbery increased in 2018, according to the latest annual piracy report from the International Chamber of Commerces International Maritime Bureau (IMB). The IMB reports a marked rise in attacks against ships an

French shipping giant CMA CGM and OOCL, now owned by Cosco, have been linked to this weeks reports that they are planning to order large containerships. Singapores Splash247 quotes a weekly report from Braemar ACM shipbroking as saying CMA

Central Chinas Hubei province found new shale gas fields in its western part with combined geological resources reaching 11.68 trillion cubic meters, China Geological Survey said in a meeting on January 22. The resources provide possibility

1.On the occasion of Chinese New Year, the Chinese Shipping Association of London is hosting a gathering next Thursday, 31 January at the Baltic Exchange. 2.Chinas imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in December soared 25% from the same

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Takes 60% Stake in Chancay Terminal Important Gateway Port in South America Global Terminal Network further extends COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (COSCO SHIPPING Ports or CSP or Company, HKEX stock code:1199), a leading

The International Ballast Water Management Convention officially comes into force in China on Tuesday to protect marine ecosystems. The document requires signatory countries to install a ballast water management system in their ships to ens

According to a Reuters report the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates has decided to ban the use of a type of ship exhaust cleaner, becoming the latest location to impose restrictions on so-called open-loop scrubbers, a port docume

The first POT-DeSOx Scrubber retrofitting project undertaken by Shandong Pure Ocean Technology Co.,Ltd (POT) in 2019 has recently completed the retrofitting design in CUD Shipyard, and successfully completed the lifting and positioning of s

On the occasion of Chinese New Year, the Chinese Shipping Association of London is hosting a gathering next Thursday, 31 January at the Baltic Exchange. The evening will start in the members bar with a Dry Bulk Market Overview by Troy Yu Le

Chinas state-owned offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd said it is confident of achieving its spending target this year, the highest since 2014, as its responds to a call to build up the nations petroleum output and reserves. The company

Chinas imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in December soared 25 percent from the same period a year earlier to a monthly record of 6.29 million tonnes, customs data showed on Wednesday. The previous record of 5.99 million tonnes was set

The total import and export volume registered at Shanghai Customs District came in at 6.41 trillion yuan ($971.5 billion) in 2018, up 7.3 percent year-on-year, according to official data released on Wednesday. Exports in Shanghai grew six p

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM code) was born out of a series of serious shipping accidents in the 1980s, caused by a combination

East Chinas Jiangsu Province has approved 24 offshore wind power projects with a total capacity of 6.7 gigawatts (GW), said sources with the State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co. Ltd. Saturday. The newly approved projects, with total invest

1.Qingdao Port International Co Ltd, operator of the worlds seventh busiest port by shipping volume, was officially listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Monday.The companys stock price surged by 44.03% to reach 6.64 yuan ($0.98) per sha