Saudi Aramco in April shipped crude cargoes three times from its leased storage in Okinawa, Japan, to Chinas Zhoushan using the same VLCC, signaling Chinas outperfomance in demand recovery from COVID-19 over regional peers and its capacity

On 18 May 2020,global coatings manufacturer Hempel began construction of a new factory in Yantai Chemical Industrial Park, China. The new factory will help meet increasing demand for more sustainable and innovative coating solutions in the

Despite recent low bunker prices a significant proportion of marine fuel buyers still do not have any risk management strategies in place to mitigate anticipated price rises. Two thirds of LQM Petroleum Services clients polled in a webinar

1.Documents from MPA of Singapore show the key Southeast Asian shipping hub is easing its crew change stance. 2.Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it would further cooperate with CNOOC to better serve the growing number of intermediate and performa

On May 18, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, China Shipbuilding Trading and China Merchants Energy Shipping signed a construction contract for two 307,000 DWT VLCCs in Beijing, Hong Kong and Dalian in the form of cloud contract. At present, the

Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it would further cooperate with China National Offshore Oil Corp to better serve the growing number of intermediate and performance chemicals customers in the key market of China. CNOOC Oil Petrochemicals Co. Ltd

China will impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on barley imports from Australia totalling 80.5% starting May 19, the commerce ministry said on Monday. The move, the result of a probe that began in 2018, had been widely expected afte

With new cases of the novel coronavirus falling, many Western countries are rolling back lockdown measures for the sake of economic normality, although the details and exact timing vary across countries or regions. Can a swift and healthy r

A super offshore oil factory has been delivered in Qingdao,China. The floating production,storage,and offloading (FPSO) vessel was produced by Offshore Oil Engineering Co.,Ltd. Its 256 meters long and 49 meters wide.Its deck area is equival

Stowaways are an age-old problem for shipping, but the threats they pose and the potential consequences and costs of stowaways getting on board have increased greatly in recent years. This popular, practical guide in The Nautical Institutes

1.Eight Chinese seafarers on fishing vessels may have been hijacked by pirates in Cotonou and Lome. 2.Chaozhou Yatai Shipping has listed its 2012-built 76,000 dwt panamax bulker Ya Tai 3 for auction sale on Guangzhou Shipping Exchange. 3.Co

Chinas index of export container transport dipped in the past week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) stood at 834.24, down 0.1 percent from a week earlier, according to the ex

Legislative amendments to enhance the regulatory regime for Class IV vessels (i.e. local pleasure vessels) and to improve the survey regime in respect of prevention and control of pollution for certain local vessels were gazetted today (May

Retired supply ship Hongzehu, one of the first generation of comprehensive supply ship independently designed and built by China, has been handed over to a memorial hall and will be open to the public. A handover ceremony was held earlier t

1.JNG representing employers and ITF representing seafarers unions and their members welcome the IMO Circular Letter (No.4204/Add.14) that was issued last week on the 5 May 2020. 2.The U.S. Departments of State and Treasury, and the U.S. Co