The second phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been launched at a meeting of stakeholders in Dhaka, Bangladesh (26 November). The 19-month project is funded under a

A new mothership for Chinas manned submersible Jiaolong successfully took to water in the central city of Wuhan on Saturday. Shenhai Yihao (DeepSea No. 1) is a comprehensive scientific expedition vessel as well as the countrys first self-de

Chinese research ship Haiyang Dizhi-9, or Ocean Geology No 9, returned to port in Qingdao, East Chinas Shandong province, on Friday. The vessel made the return after having completed a 258-day voyage. Covering more than 25,000 nautical mile

The two clauses are: BIMCO 2020 Marine Sulphur Content Clause for Time Charter Parties BIMCO 2020 Fuel Transition Clause for Time Charter Parties. The subcommittees objective has been to create clauses that are simple and practical, and Im

Mr Wang Hong, Executive Vice President of China Merchants Group (CMG) attended and named the new VLOC on the delivery and naming ceremony at the Taicang base of Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group Ltd. The new VLOC, namely Ore Shanghai,

The Port of Shanghais November container throughput fell 1.9 per cent year on year to 3.53 million TEU, according to figures from Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG). November volumes also declined 1.1 per cent from Octobers 3.57 milli

1.The worlds most influential maritime leaders will convene in Singapore for the Global Maritime Forums Annual Summit on 30-31 October 2019. 2.A new and luxury ro-ro passenger vessel built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd for

On December 5, the 8th Hong Kong International Finance Week and China Securities Golden Bauhinia Awards Ceremony was held in Hong Kong. China COSCO Holdings Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as COSCO SHIPPING Holdings or the company,

The government of Panama gave a US$1.4 billion contract to build a bridge over the Panama Canal to Panama Cuarto Puente, a Chinese consortium. Panama Cuarto Puente consortium or so-called Panama Fourth Bridge Consortium, composed of China C

The industry will soon be under the obligation to incorporate measures to deal with cyber risks in the ships safety management system. This had not been tackled in the previous versions, says Dirk Fry, chair of BIMCOs cyber security working

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is launching a new Middle East / Indian Subcontinent - East Mediterranean (EM3) service next month to offer fast transit times to Egypt and Turkey. The new loop provides direct connections between ports

Chinese diver Zhong Haifeng speaks after receiving the 2018 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery At Sea in London, Britain, Dec. 6, 2018. Zhong is a rescue diver from Guangzhou Salvage Bureau of Chinese Mi

If a friend from abroad were to materialize suddenly in China as a tourist, the question Gee, when did you land will likely pop up from the presumption that he or she flew into the country. But, if some tourism firms plans fructify, there m

A new and luxury ro-ro passenger vessel built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd for Swedish company Rederi AB Gotland was named VISBORG in a naming ceremony in Guangdong provincial capital on Saturday. We Rederi AB Gotland are

The worlds most influential maritime leaders will convene in Singapore for the Global Maritime Forums Annual Summit on 30-31 October 2019. The Global Maritime Forum - an international not-for-profit organization committed to shaping the fut