Chinese exports rose in July, growing 3.3 per cent year on year, according to Chinese Customs data, bouncing back from a 1.3 per cent decline in June, reported Londons Financial Times. Chinese imports fell 5.6 per cent in July, reflecting c

A number of container lines, including Hong Kongs Orient Overseas Container Line, have recently announced measures to discourage shippers from mis-declaring hazardous cargoes, which is a practice strongly suspected as being either the cause

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that it jointly hosted the Shanghai LNG Forum 2019(the forum) with COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. (CSET), Dalian Maritime University and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group (HZ), on 7

China Harbour Engineering Company has officially opened its new US$400 million port terminal in Walvis Bay in Namibia. Located 400 kilometres west of the capital Windhoek, the 40-acre terminal has an annual container handling capacity of 75

The latest Seafarers Happiness report published yesterday by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed that seafarers working onboard cruise ships and ferries rank among the unhappiest in the industry. The report, which is produced in associat

1.Chinas Landbridge Group has received the fuel-efficient VLCC Landbridge Horizon from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company to further expand its VLCC fleet capacity. 2.Japans Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Chinas Cosco Shipping Energy Transpor

Global application of the regulations in International Maritime Organization (IMO)s treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling - the Hong Kong Convention - will have significant benefits for the environment and for the safety

China on Tuesday announced the expanding of its Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ) in its latest major strategic move for further opening-up. The addition of the Lingang area is a major strategic decision made by the Communist Party of China Ce

Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited the logistics arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited has extended its SuperLink China Direct scheduled road feeder services to Zhuhai and the western Pearl River Delta. The new SLCD servic

1.China might escort Chinese commercial vessels in Gulf waters under a U.S. proposal for a maritime coalition to secure oil shipping lanes following attacks on tankers, its envoy to the United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday. 2.While iron ore

China might escort Chinese commercial vessels in Gulf waters under a U.S. proposal for a maritime coalition to secure oil shipping lanes following attacks on tankers, its envoy to the United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday. If there happens t

Hong Kong-based minor bulk specialist Pacific Basin, has announced the appointment of Dr Kyllikki Tikka as an independent non-executive director of the company. Dr Tikka has been employed by Classification Society, ABS for the last 18 years

1.Singapores China Navigation has announced that New Zealand-based subsidiary Pacifica Shipping has acquired a 1,700 teu ship for deployment on its coastal shipping service in New Zealand. 2.Cosco Shipping Financial Holdings, a unit of Chin

Readers will be aware that the intensification in the use of sanctions by States and other supra-national bodies over recent years has had a number of consequences for insurers.As a result, the London PI Club established our Sanctions Team,

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index fell for a tenth straight session on Monday to its lowest in nearly a month as a combination of better ship supply and easing demand hurt vessel rates. The Baltic index, which tracks rates for shi