World Dream embarks on maiden voyage World Dream, the newest luxury cruise liner operated by Hong Kong-based Dream Cruises, embarked on its maiden voyage from Guangzhous Nansha Port on Nov 19. After a grand launch ceremony in Hong Kong, the

Panamas President Juan Carlos Varela Visits COSCO SHIPPING Group On November 21, President Juan Carlos Varela of the Republic of Panama, who is on a state visit to China, paid a visit to COSCO SHIPPING headquarters in Shanghai and hold talk

Experts, Hong Kong and Arbitration Disputes HK local legal professionals and authorities attended a forum which was organized by HK and Mainland Legal Profession Association, the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board and the Hong Kong Shipowner

Chinas Winter Coal Plan Could Boost LNG Demand Chinas introduction of the 2+26 cities policy to reduce air pollution earlier this year calls for restricted use of coal for both residential heating and industrial purposes. This has significa

Dalian Success Innovation orders 10 handysize bulkers at DSIC Dalian Success Innovation Group has signed shipbuilding contracts with CSIC affiliated Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) for the construction of ten 25,800 dwt bulk

Hong Kong China War Risk Syndicate Launched Today A new marine insurance facility aimed at protecting Chinese and Asian ship owners from the risks of war and related perils such as piracy is launched today (November 20, 2017). Named the Hon

INEOS will deliver US ethane from shale gas to China by using the world’s latest ethane carrier in 2019. It is a long-term agreement that INEOS signed with SP Chemicals and will give SP Chemicals a competitive position in its industrial pr

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Orders Ships from DSIC On November 20, Chinas COSCO SHIPPING Energy and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry co. , ltd. (DSIC) Signed the contract of building four very large crude carriers(VLCCs) and three Suezmax tankers in

CSSC Offshore Marine Engineering to bring in strategic investors CSSC Offshore Marine Engineering, a subsidiary yard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has announced a plan to bring third party investors in an effort to lower its debt

China water and pollution transfer As China continues to modernise, its citizens also increasingly want to live in cities with low levels of air pollution. At the same time, Chinas government - as with any government - remains determined to

By Simon Young CEO at COSCO UK Drunk man mistakingly took a container as his bedroom, got rescued after 6 hours trap Amusing! Social Media reported that a drunk man of Qingdao got into a container, slept inside for the whole night. At 7:20a

China and Panama Signed Maritime Agreement Sources from the Ministry of Transport of the PRC (MOT) say that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela, who visited China for the first time after the establishme

China and Panama Turn a New Page On November 17, 2017, President Xi Jinping of the Peoples Republic of China and Panamas President Juan Carlos Varela, held the first historic meeting between the two heads of state in Beijing. Presidents Xi

Hong Kong Maritime Week 2017 unveiled Hong Kong Maritime Week 2017 (HKMW 2017), a major annual event of the maritime and port industries in Hong Kong, unveiled today (November 19) with the Hong Kong Maritime Week Orienteering Race 2017. Rid

Over 30 Containers Fell into Water in Yangtze Estuary Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center reported that a multi-purpose vessel carrying more than 400 containers named Peng An Sheng was affected by the cold wave and wind round the Yan