The crew of Chinas first domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, have made their wishes for the New Year of 2020 on board the vessel. Xuelong 2 is implementing Chinas 36th Antarctic expedition. We are welcoming the y

1.On December 27,Zhejiang Seaport Asset Management Companys subsidiary Zhejiang Seaport Finance Leasing completed a 49 million yuan ship ownership settlement and fund payment, marking the first ship financing lease business of Zhejiang Seap

On December 27, Zhejiang Seaport Asset Management Companys subsidiary Zhejiang Seaport Finance Leasing completed a 49 million yuan ship ownership settlement and fund payment, marking the first ship financing lease business of Zhejiang Seapo

Chinas Ministry of Commerce is expected to award the independent refining sector with oil products export quotas next year as Beijing steps up efforts to support private companies to play a bigger role in the economy, industry sources and m

As a tougher regulation on sulfur emissions from ships, known as IMO 2020, comes into effect from Wednesday, Chinese shipping operators are beefing up efforts to adapt to new rules regarding bunker fuel, mainly by using required fuels and b

Transpacific carriers through mid-December have announced post-Chinese New Year blank sailings that far exceed the average number known at this point in the last seven years, reports IHS Media. Carriers cancel scheduled sailings when cargo

Just two days before the IMO 2020 sulphur cap comes into effect on 1 January 2020, the Hong Kong Shippers Council has recommended its members reject additional fuel surcharges recently introduced by major container lines that appear to be a

Choosing the years top stories is always a difficult task. Many compelling story threads played out, each dramatically impacting the North American waterfront, and in particular, the workboat sector each in their own unique way. The Infrast

1.COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation approved to implement dual-fuel powered technology for one of the companys VLCCs under construction contracted by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry. 2.Chinas Ministry of Transport has announced that it has

Chinese imports of Saudi Arabian oil have soared in the first 11 months of this year, pushed up by several massive joint refinery projects. The latest figures have solidified the Middle Eastern countrys position as Chinas top oil supplier,

1.MOL recently signed the first green loan, which will be used to provide part of the funds for the worlds largest 18,600 cubic meter LNG bunkering vessel built in Hudong Zhonghua. 2.PetroChina recently chartered an Aframax oil tanker tempo

1.Chinese and South Korean shipping companies will compete for Russian icebreaking LNG ship orders worth up to $3bn. 2.An offshore wind power industrial park project broke ground at Haiyang Nuclear Power Equipment Manufacturing Park in Haiy

Shipping industry confidence is on something of a high as we enter 2020, according to shipping advisor and accountant BDO. Richard Greiner, partner, Shipping Transport at BDO, says, It is not far short of six years since confidence in the i

Chinas icebreaker Xuelong 2 conducted investigations in the Cosmonaut Sea of the Southern Ocean on Tuesday, the same day when Chinas other icebreaker Xuelong also sailed for the Amundson Sea for research, meaning that for the first time eve

China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort or The Company, HKSE Code: 00144) is pleased to announce that, on 20 December 2019, CMPort entered into the Master Agreement with CMA CGM SA (CMA CGM) and Terminal Link SAS (Terminal Lin