Greater China
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U-Ming books two more ultramax bulkers at New Dayang
Taiwanese dry bulk shipping operator U-Ming Marine Transport has returned to New Dayang Shipbuilding in China for another pair of…
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Lockdowns proliferate across China
Lockdowns are sweeping across major metropolises in China, sparking renewed concern about manufacturing output from the world’s second largest economy.…
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Baltic Exchange working to develop panamax derivatives in China
The Baltic Exchange and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE), China’s largest futures and derivatives exchange, have agreed a memorandum of understanding…
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MSC teams with Hutchison Ports for new terminal in Rotterdam
Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), the terminal investment company of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), and Hong Kong operator and one of…
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Methanol backers including COSCO and Bill Gates show their hands
It’s not just the likes of Maersk who are backing methanol as shipping’s fuel of the 2020s and beyond. Chinese…
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Covid lockdowns return to key Chinese port cities
Covid lockdowns are ticking up in China again with neighbourhoods in key port cities such as Shenzhen and Dalian forced…
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Taylor Maritime moves to take full control of Grindrod Shipping
London-listed Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) is looking to fully take over Singapore-based Grindrod Shipping. The Ed Buttery-led bulker owner has…
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Cosco orders another heavy lift vessel at GSI
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers has signed a contract to built a 65,000 dwt semi-submersible heavy lift vessel at Guangzhou Shipyard…
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Hojgaard warns HK risks falling off the maritime map unless swift covid rule changes are made
Hong Kong is sliding down the maritime hub rankings fast, and unless swift regulation changes are made, especially relating to…
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US stops Maersk’s box manufacturing unit sale to the Chinese
The US Justice Department has stopped the sale of Maerk’s reefer manufacturing unit over fears it would give the Chinese…
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US shipper complaint filed with FMC against Yang Ming settled out of court
A complaint filed in March 2022 with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) by Achim Importing Company, a home furnishings…
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Chinese state-run defence firm revealed as VLCC owner
State-run China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC) is a tanker owner, shuttling oil back home from Venezuela. Reuters has…
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New head of Sinotrans appointed
Feng Boming, 52, has become chairman of Sinotrans in a shuffle of management among China’s state-run maritime conglomerates. He has…
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Chinese yard debuts easy to install sail kit
Shipowners contemplating wind-assisted technology to cut their fuel bills have an ever growing selection of options to choose from. The…
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Antong Holdings teams with CU Lines on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades
Another Chinese liner is branching out from its domestic roots to the main east-west trades. Antong Holdings-controlled Ansheng Shipping is…
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Alastair Marsh joins the board at Wallem
Alastair Marsh, the former CEO of class society Lloyd’s Register, has been appointed to the board of Hong Kong shipmanager…
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COSCO develops tech to transform pulp ship into a car carrier
In the unprecedented shipping markets witnessed during the pandemic, cargo types have migrated to all manner of alternate vessels, a…
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Maersk eyes more methanol from China
A.P. Moller – Maersk has penned an agreement with Debo Energy in China for the supply of green methanol as…
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Northern Lights CO2 carriers set for rotor sail treatment
Finnish marine wind propulsion system designer Norsepower has secured a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) for delivery of…
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EDF Renewables sets sights on Taiwanese offshore wind
EDF Renewables has teamed up with Taiya Renewable Energy in the bidding process of Taiwan’s offshore wind Phase-3 zonal development…
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