China on Wednesday announced the trial operation of a marine environment forecast and support system which focuses on areas along the maritime silk road. Developed by the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC), the system

We assume no impact from the OPEC+ decision on either Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan, said Paul Sheldon from SP Global Platts Analytics, highlighting the fact neither country voluntarily reduced production during the the deal started in 2017 and

The structure of Chinas marine economy has been optimized over the past five years, with the tertiary industrys share growing by almost 9 percentage points in that period to 56.6 percent in 2017, lawmakers heard on Monday. The marine econom

1.The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced further steps it is taking to prepare for IMOs 0.5% cap on sulphur content in marine fuel coming into force on 1 January 2020. 2.On 18 December, 2018, the naming ceremony fo

Digitalization continued to reshape the maritime industry in the year 2018 with a number of developments made in the autonomous and remotely operated ships. Even though there is some time for the first commercial autonomous vessels to be la

1.Taicang port in Suzhou, East Chinas Jiangsu province, has handled more than five million containers this year, according to local media reports on Dec 24.The record high number of containers moved, 13,700 containers each day over the past

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced further steps it is taking to prepare for IMOs 0.5% cap on sulphur content in marine fuel coming into force on 1 January 2020. Speaking at the Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS

HONG KONGs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) was named Company of the Year at the Lloyds List Global Awards ceremony in London, that paid tribute to the companys operational excellence, digital innovation and maintaining an outstanding

ClassNK releases amendments to class rules Tokyo Leading classification society ClassNK has announced that it released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships on 25 December 2018. ClassNK is const

1.Chinese shipyard Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding has signed newbuilding contracts with Shanghai Ganglu Shipping to construct two 56,000-dwt dry bulk carriers.And the bulk carriers will be classified by China Classification Society (CCS). 2.Sue

In the year 2018, the maritime industry saw the launch of some of the most impressive vessels which are also currently the worlds first among their types. Lets take a look at some of the top launches made in the industry this year. 1. World

1.Chinas farthest offshore wind farm came into use on Thursday in Yancheng, east Chinas Jiangsu Province, as 72 turbines of the farms third phase project started operation in full capacity. 2.The ship departed with a whistle on what is now

At the 100th session of the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meeting discussions on fuel quality and safety were high on the agenda. Poor fuel quality is a problem which affects many stakeholders in

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced an industry commitment to reduce the rate of the global fleets carbon emissions 40% by 2030, from a 2008 baseline. We aspire to the International Maritime Organizations vision of a

China plans to build 212 national logistic hubs and form a national logistics hub network in line with the advanced economic system by 2035, thepaper.cn reported on Monday. About 30 hubs will be established by 2020 and another 150 will be b