1.According to GAC,pilot services in Hong Kong are being resumed from 17 September,after the departure of former Typhoon Mangkhut.Priority is being given to container ships berthing at Kwai Chung/Tsing Yi Terminals. 2.China will roll out ne

Leading classification society DNV GL has awarded Chinese shipyard Jiangnan with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a 93,000-cubic meter (cbm) very large ethane carrier. Johan Petter Tutturen, Business Director Gas Carriers, D

COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) container volumes in August rose by 12 per cent year on year to 8.7 million TEU on the back of strong growth at its northern China ports, with box throughput at its terminals in the Bohai Rim region rising 22 per

China set a 10 percent tariff on U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, extending a trade dispute into energy and casting a shadow over U.S. export terminals that would propel the United States into the worlds second-largest LNG seller.

IBIA welcomes signs that work may soon get underway on developing a new chapter specifically for oil-based fuels with a flashpoint below 60C within the context of the IGF Code, which would simplify the process for ships to demonstrate that

Cruise Industry News has released a new report outlining the latest developments in the Chinese and Asia-Pacific cruise markets, the 2019 China Market Report. The 118-page report, available here as a PDF download , goes in-depth into China

Chinas iron ore futures closed higher on Tuesday. The most active contract for January 2019 delivery ended the day session up 1.00 percent at 506.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors

China will roll out new measures including cutting customs clearance times, streamlining port services and improving the export tax rebate policy to increase opening-up and facilitate foreign trade, it was announced after a State Council ex

To assist shipping companies prepare for implementation of the UN IMO global sulphur cap for ships fuel oil, the International Chamber of Shipping has produced free of charge some comprehensive guidance on implementation planning, to help e

Chinas futures market remained stable amid fluctuation. As a result, traders quotations held steady accordingly. Thanks to the clean weather recently, imported iron ore prices in Tangshan remained firm as the sintering concentrate prices pe

1.2018 International Ship Management and Technology Forum,which organized by Xinde Marine News and China Shipping Service(CNSS) will be held at Dalian Aulicare Hotel on 25th Oct. 2.Shanghai Changjiang Shipping,a subsidiary of Sinotrans CSC,

The International Union of Marine Insurance presented its annual statistical report on the marine insurance market at this weeks annual conference in Cape Town. While confirming a hardening in the marine market with premiums up 2%, the orga

Chinas crude oil output edged up 0.2% year on year in August, the first monthly increase since November 2015, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. Crude oil output came in at 16 million tonnes last month, and 50.3 milli

Finnish interior detailing and finishing products specialist Duuri Oy has appointed GAC Hong Kong as its supply chain partner in the Far East, handling the full spectrum of logistics. GAC Hong Kong handles full container shipments coming in

The merchant navy is a rewarding career. However, more than that, it is also a decentralized career. For the lack of finding a better word, the idea behind terming it decentralized is the fact that seafarers are far away from the action of