1.China MSA has recently launched special safety supervision work for ships intending to enter the waters near Zhuhai. 2.Andy Tung announced on Friday he is stepping down as co-chief executive at OOCL at the end of this month, handing over

Another pair of oil drilling platforms got exported on Friday at a port of east Chinas Shanghai Municipality, amid the recovering demand for drilling equipment. The pair departing on Friday are designed with a maximum drilling depth of arou

The China Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI), a wind vane of Chinas busiest ports freight rates for the international container shipping market, stood at 853.2 points Friday, up by 10.2 percent from last week. The NCFI is issued week

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index fell for a ninth-straight session on December 16, as the capesize index hit its lowest level in nearly six months. The Baltic index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels t

Satcom is the key aspect of smart shipping and the digital transformation in the maritime sector, said Ken Loke, Vice-President, Asia-Pacific, for KVH Industries, in 2019 International Ship Management and Technology Forum (ISMTF) on 4th Dec.

1.The China Coast Guard Thursday said its emergency hotline has been operated smoothly since the service was launched in July. 2.On December 12,overseas buyers bid on the Guangzhou Shipping Trading Platform via the Internet, and the ship GO

Mr. Fan Zhang is the Cyber Security Business Manager for Lloyds Register for the Asia Pacific Region, he is responsible for growing Lloyds Registers cyber security operation in the Asian market and has worked in roles that focus on bringing

1.JinkoSolar Holding yesterday announced that the Company has signed an agreement with COSCO SHIPPING Lines (Greece) S.A. (COSCO) to use the Greek Port of Piraeus as a distribution hub. 2.Mr. Fu Gangfeng,Director of the Board and President

On 11 December 2019, BOCI Asia Limited(BOCI), as the only Chinese investment bank mandated, assisted Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco, Company) in its successful listing in the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul). Saudi Aramco, the worlds large

An official Omani report said on Wednesday that China remained Omans largest oil importer in November as 92.99 percent of Omans oil exports were taken by China. Chinas crude imports from Oman grew by 1.03 percent in November month-on-month,

1.On December 10, the 4th Working Conference of the National Tripartite Coordination Mechanism for Maritime Labor Relations was held in Beijing. The meeting reviewed and approved the newly revised Chinese Seafarers Collective Agreement. 2.C

Two state-owned petroleum firms announced that they are currently negotiating with the newly-established China Oil Gas Piping Network Corporation (PipeChina) on asset restructuring or asset injection. The China National Petroleum Corporatio

A move by the Hong Kong Government to provide tax concessions for marine insurers in Hong Kong, first promised in October 2018, is to be introduced to the Legislative Council next week. Hong Kong chief executive, Carrie Lam informed a gathe

Hong Kongs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has cancelled numerous Asia-Europe round-trip sailings due to expected low seasonal demand. Said the company advisory: In response to the expected low demand in the market,

Kaushik Roy, quality and environment manager at China Energy Ship Management, and council member of the Hong Kong Institute of Marine Technology, has been granted Chartered Master Mariner status in a ceremony held by the Honourable Company