A naming ceremony for an ice-breaking LNG carrier, jointly owned by Japans MOL and China COSCO Shipping, was held on Tuesday at South Koreas Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The name of the 172,000-cbm LNG carrier Vladimir Vize w

Container ship captain Gu Longhua, 58, has been helming ever bigger ships along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road in recent years as cargo shipments boom on the route, part of the Belt and Road Initiative. Gu, a merchant seaman for 38 yea

China has launched its first domestically built icebreaking vessel named Xuelong 2, reflecting its determination to strengthen its research and exploration in the Arctic region. Now it looks like China is becoming an increasing important pl

DNV GLs 2018 Energy Transition Outlook, an independent forecast of the world energy mix in the lead-up to 2050, predicts global upstream gas capital expenditure to grow from USD960 billion (bn) in 2015, to a peak of USD1.13 trillion in 2025

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the Company), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced that it has agreed with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., (COSCO), a detailed schedule within 2019 for the installation o

The market for marine exhaust gas cleaning systems, also known as scrubbers, is expected to continue generating momentum in the years ahead amid increasing concern toward maritime pollution and new environmental regulations. The global mark

1.2018 International Ship Management and Technology Forum,which organized by Xinde Marine News and China Shipping Service(CNSS) will be held at Dalian Aulicare Hotel on 25th Oct. 2.OOCL cancels sailings in response to Octobers Golden Week.C

Exova Warringtonfire recently hosted a delegation of senior representatives from the China Cruise and Yacht Industry Association (CCYIA) to discuss providing testing and certification services to Chinese suppliers of interior materials and

The 13th China Cruise Shipping Conference (CCS13) is set to take place in Shenzhen from Nov. 1 to 3. Organized by the China Cruise Yacht Industry Association (CCYIA), key sponsors include China Communications and Transportation Association,

The first batch of shipments for China International Import Expo (CIIE) have been loaded by China COSCO Shipping Lines at Port of Hamburg, Germany, and the shipments are expected to arrive in Shanghai this October, reports thepaper.cn. Afte

1.Chinas container transport for export purposes gained momentum in August,according to data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. 2.Cumulative warehousing of bonded mixed ore in Dalian Port of northeast Chinas Liaoning Province had exceeded

HONG KONGs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has announced the cancellation of the following Asia-North America sailings in response to the expected low demand after the China National Day Golden Week holiday from the

Front-page stories covering Asias economic growth over the last 12 months have been overwhelmingly dominated by three unprecedented developments: Chinas on-going Belt and Road Initiative; the greater economic integration of southern China w

Oil prices dropped on Wednesday on the landing and softening of tropical storm Gordon as well as renewed concerns over the weakening of petroleum demand in emerging markets. Tropical storm Gordon didnt cause major damage to offshore oil pro

Chinas goods trade went up 9.1 percent year on year to 19.43 trillion yuan (about 2.85 trillion US dollars) in the first eight months of this year, customs data showed Saturday. Exports rose 5.4 percent year on year in the January-August pe