The Chinese government has reduced restrictions on coal imports at some southern and eastern ports on concerns about higher prices and regional power shortages, as demand for electricity jumps during the peak demand months of summer. Limits

China has been contributing to the freedom and safety of navigation in the South China Sea, researchers conclude in a new report. According to the 2017 Report on Navigation in the South China Sea, Chinas regular patrols and administration o

Taiwanese transportation and logistics provider Dimerco helped a major Chinese packaging machinery supplier of the bottling industry, Tech-Long Inc, to display its nine massive blow moulding, filling and capping machines, totalling 26.9 met

1.The China Coast Guard (CCG) is conducting a seven-day cruising drill in the South China Sea to sharpen its fleet's law-enforcement capability in "strange and complex" waters in the region. 2.US LNG export project developer, Next

Kenneth Koo, chairman and chief executive of Hong Kongs TCC Group, has been appointed chairman of the 6th Sustainable Ocean Summit, which will be held in Hong Kong, 14-16 November 2018. Organized by the World Ocean Council, SOS is its signa

AP Moeller Maersks subsidiary, Maersk Container Industry (MCI), is consolidating the production of refrigerated shipping containers in China and is closing its reefer manufacturing plant in San Antonio, Chile less than three years after it

Singapores APL is to launch in August a new weekly China Australia Service 6 (CA6) that will connect ports in central and southern China to the largest cities in eastern Australia. The first CA6 sailing is scheduled to depart on August 17 f

1.In a quick response to U.S. tariffs, Beijing announced on Friday its own duties on American products, including the politically sensitive areas of agriculture products and automobiles. 2.On the morning of June 15, 2018, Jiangsu

Star Cruises marked the inaugural sailing of the SuperStar Aquarius from her new Qingdao homeport earlier this week, and also announced the SuperStar Virgo would homeport in Qingdao starting in November. Ang Moo Lim, President of Star Cruis

Chinas crude oil output edged down 1.6 percent year on year to 15.97 million tons in May, narrowing from a 2.3-percent decline in April, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). China produced 515,000 tons of crude oi

Chinas coastal bulk cargo shipping market softened slightly in the week ending June 15 amid slack demand, with a wait-and-see mood haunting downstream enterprises. Regarding coal, power producers became restrained from buying the material a

OCEAN Network Express (ONE) first 14,000 TEU newbuild to bear the joint ventures distinctive magenta branding ONE Stork has made its maiden call in Hong Kong. The ONE Stork called at Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) last Sunday having

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) yesterday announced that it jointly hosted the Shanghai LNG Forum 2018 with COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. (CSET) and Shanghai Maritime University. The keywords

In a quick response to U.S. tariffs, Beijing announced on Friday its own duties on American products, including the politically sensitive areas of agriculture products and automobiles. The Chinese State Councils commission on tariffs and cu

1.Recently, the ministry of transport, the national development and reform commission issued that partial port charges will start from June 20, 2018. 2.Investments in LNG have far to go for smaller ports,according to a new report, pre