Worlds first smart ship on trial voyage The worlds first smart ship, developed and built by China State Shipbuilding Corp, has started its first trial voyage in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province The 38,800-metric ton bulk carrier, na

Chinese icebreaker to depart on Antarctic mission Chinas icebreaker Xuelong will set sail from Shanghai to the Antarctic on Wednesday. Xuelongs captain Zhu Bing said that the icebreaker will first travel to the to-be-built new station befor

Cosco Shipping Ports to Build Freight Station at Khalifa Port Abu Dhabi Ports and Cosco Shipping Ports Limited (CSP) and Abu Dhabi Ports broke ground for the construction of a new container terminal at Khalifa Port during a high-profile eve

Novatek Signs Chinese Deals for Arctic LNG 2 Russian energy company Novatek has signed agreements with Chinese National Petroleum Company (CNPC) and China Development Bank for the Arctic LNG 2 project. The Chairman of Novateks Management Bo

Chinas Fujian, Guangdong ports restrict import coal arrivals Many ports in southeastern Chinas Fujian and Guangdong provinces have restricted arrival of imported coal recently, further weighing on Chinas seaborne import market, traders said

Indonesian seafarer dies after falling from Wan Hai boxship A seafarer died yesterday after falling from the 1993-built Wan Hai Lines containershipWa/i Ha/272at Taichung Port. The incident happened when the 62-year old crewmember, an Indone

COSCO Shipping International Scraps Six Bulkers COSCO Shipping International (Singapore) sent six bulk carriers to the scrapyard in the first nine months of this year reducing its fleet to four Handymax carriers. The decision was based on t

Wison, KBR Partner Up on FLNG Project Wison Offshore Marine has signed a memorandum with KBR for collaboration on a 1.5 MPTA floating LNG liquefaction unit in Southeast Asia. As informed, both parties will associate and collaborate with eac

Chinas Belt and Road policy can only benefit the cruise industry Chinas Belt and Road Initiative, its benefits and the influence it could bring to Asia and overall global cruise travel market dynamics, was a discussion point at Seatrade Cru

Iranian containership runs aground off Hong Kong The 4,922-teu Iran-flagged containership Touska ran aground on a tiny islet off the southwest coast of main Hong Kong island on Sunday night. According to vessel tracking services, the fully

five rescued,one missing after fishing boat sinks in south china sea Five fishermen have been rescued and one remains missing after a fishing boat sank near the Nanpeng Islands in the South China Sea. Five rescue vessels and one helicopter

Chinas BeiDou navigation goes global as twin satellites launched Chinas BeiDou satellite navigation system is going to cover the whole world, thanks to the two BeiDou-3 satellites launched into space yesterday. The self-developed system has

A Chinese-made dredging vessel, the largest of its kind in Asia, started water testing in east Chinas Jiangsu Province Friday. The 140-meter-long vessel, with the designed capacity to dredge 6,000 cubic meters per hour, can dig as deep as 3

Foreign investment law enactment progresses Move bolsters market access modernization The enactment of Chinas new foreign investment law is progressing well, as the draft has been submitted for further discussion by the central government,

MOL Confirms Ownership Split of Yamal LNG Carriers with China COSCO Shipping Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) said today that China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited will take an equity stake in MOLs wholly owned subsidiar