KVH Industries, Inc., announced yesterday that BW Group, one of the worlds leading maritime groups in the tanker, gas, and offshore segments, has signed a new contract to continue KVH VSAT services for at least five years and is upgrading 1

1.Construction has begun on Chinas first 10,000-ton maritime patrol vessel, which will become the countrys largest and best-equipped ship of its kind, the Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration said at a press conference on Tuesday. 2.Chi

The China Ningbo Containerized Freight Index stood at 870.3 points at the end of December, up 20.3 percent from November and 22.1 percent from a year earlier. The index is issued weekly by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange, located in the Ningbo

Chinese construction machinery maker Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG) has got the necessary approvals to set up a fully-owned overseas bank in Brazil during the first quarter of this year, according to a top company official. The

Trade volume surged this year at a major border port between China and Pakistan. Cargo import and export reached 66,600 tonnes in the first 11 months at Khunjerab Pass in northwest Chinas Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, up 46.8 percent fr

1. Wrtsils Exhaust Gas Cleaning (EGC) system has been Type Approved in China by the China Classification Society (CCS). 2.Port of Lianyungang announced that the board of directors received the resignation report submitted by Wang Yunfei on

The China Coast Guard solved more than 1,600 cases of maritime crimes in 2019, including drug trafficking, smuggling and illegal sand mining. The CCG also increased patrols to thwart illegal fishing, punishing over 600 fishing boats. In the

Wallem Groups managing director for Ship Agency Services, Dickson Chin, has joined Hong Kongs Advisory Committee on Cruise Industry. Established in 2008, ACCI advises the government of Hong Kong on measures aimed at developing the territory

China will not increase its annual low-tariff import quotas for corn, wheat and rice to accommodate stepped-up purchases of farm goods from the U.S., local media group Caixin quoted senior agriculture official Han Jun as saying on Tuesday.

On January 7, Port of Lianyungang announced that the board of directors received the resignation report submitted by Wang Yunfei on January 6, 2020. Wang Yunfei applied for resignation of director, general manager and chief financial office

The technology group Wrtsils Exhaust Gas Cleaning (EGC) system has been Type Approved in China by the China Classification Society (CCS). This follows the order for the system from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry for installation onboard the N

Mega-mergers, strong alliances and a narrowing competitive gap between global shipbuilding powerhouses mean that when market recovery commences, China is aiming for a greater share. Jane Chen, MacGregors Vice President, Strategy and Head of

1.The administrators of bankrupt Zhejiang Haizhou Shipyard has listed the entire assets of the shipyard for auction as part of the liquidation process. 2.Nanjing Maritime Court has arrested the 2017-built panamax bulker Kelly at Zhenjiang P

Chinese research vessel KEXUE, or Science, returned to its homeport in the eastern city of Qingdao on Sunday after finishing a research mission in the western Pacific Ocean. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSF

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