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Logistics concerns for Walmart in China
Hong Kong: Logistics, not technology, remain the biggest hurdle for e-commerce in China, Scott Price, president and ceo of Walmart…
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Hong Kong’s supply chain credentials showcased
Hong Kong: The SAR’s Financial Secretary, John Tsang, speaking at the Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference this morning, put up…
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Sinopec ups West African focus
Beijing: Sinopec is willing to spend $2.4bn to buy stakes in Nigerian onshore oil blocks from Total. A preliminary deal…
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Paragon Shipping delays deliveries at Zhejiang Ouhua
Shanghai: Paragon Shipping, a Greece-based dry bulk shipping company, yesterday revealed its plans to delay the delivery of four newbuilds…
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Tangshan Port issues RMB400m notes
Beijing: Tangshan Port Group has announced plans to issue RMB400m worth of medium term notes with a maturity of five…
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Tianjin domestic container freight index launches
Beijing: Tianjin domestic container freight index (TDI) has been launched to reflect China’s costal container inland trading freight trends. It…
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SITC makes double-digit growth in Q3
Shanghai: SITC’s revenue and profits of the third quarter both increased, with southeast Asian trades performing especiall well, Yang Shaopeng,…
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Chongqing will scrap 700 ships in the next four years
Shanghai: The ongoing standardisation of ships along China’s longest river, the Yangtze, continues with plans to scrap more than 700…
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Hainan PO Shipping relinquishes transpacific foothold
Hong Kong: Hainan PO Shipping (HPOS) is to pull out of the transpacific trades at the end of this month,…
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Zhangjiagang Chemical Machinery sets up offshore subsidiary
Shanghai: Zhangjiagang Chemical Machinery has announced that it will jointly establish a subsidiary offshore equipment company with four other companies…
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Cape resale bargain
Shanghai: Resales of capesizes continue to track down in price with Berge Bulk believed to be behind the purchase of…
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding moves into real estate
Shanghai: As the gloomy prospect in shipbuilding continues, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Jiangsu New…
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China Shipping Group to integrate vessel assets
Beijing: China Shipping Development (CSD), the bulker and tanker subsidiary of China Shipping Group, will receive several bulkers and tankers…
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Xuelong heads off for Antarctic expedition
Guangzhou: Chinese icebreaker Xuelong has left the southern port city of Guangzhou for a 162-day Antarctic expedition yesterday. The research…
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China provides subsidies for shale gas exploration
Beijing: China will offer subsidies from the central budget to support the exploration of shale gas. Every cubic metre of…
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SDIC Caofeidian coal facility put into operation
Dalian: SDIC Caofeidian coal facility in Tangshan, Hebei province was put into operation on Monday, which includes ten 50,000-150,000 tons-class…
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Asia Shipping Media takes over running of world’s top social media cruise group
Singapore: The commercial director of this website, Grant Rowles, has been chosen ahead of a number of well-known cruise executives…
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Social media use in shipping growing: ShipServ
London: Maritime and offshore e-marketplace ShipServ’s 2012 Internet and Social Media Use in Shipping Survey shows that the industry, arguably…
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Ningbo offers policies to encourage leasing
Shanghai: Ningbo government has introduced a new guidance on the development of the financial leasing industry in the city. According…
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National Oceanography Center established in Xiamen
Xiamen: The National Oceanography Center was established in Xiamen, Fujian province last Friday in an effort to boost the development…
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