Guangzhou: Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard has won its first ever order from the US. Seaboard Marine has signed for four 28,000 dwt bulkers. The order doubles Wenchong’s dwindling orderbook. The yard says the ships are fuel efficient and come...Region
Hong Kong: China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has appointed the chief economist of China Merchants Group, Su Xingang, as president of the company as well as...Region
Taipei: Yang Ming’s ambitious convertible bond issue will go ahead, though not for as much cash as originally planned. The Taiwanese liner expects to raise...
Shanghai: China will increase international cooperation to safeguard the rights and interests of its 650,000 seafarers, said top seafarer officials in Shanghai earlier...Region
Hong Kong: Pacific Basin Shipping has appointed Chanakya (Charlie) Kocherla as executive director.
The 12-year veteran of the Hong Kong-listed bulker operator...Region
London: On behalf of the global cruise industry, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) have announced that the cruise...Region
Hong Kong: TS Lines has announced it is linking with Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) to launch the CIX string covering Korea, China, Singapore and India from...Region
Hong Kong: China National Offshore Oil Corp（CNOOC）said on Monday that it's making nine offshore blocks in the South China Sea available for joint...
Beijing: In a big reverse in how shipbuilding evolution has worked so far there is a strong possibility a Chinese firm will invest to build a shipyard in South Korea....Region
Hong Kong: Leung Chun-ying, the chief executive-elect of the special administrative region of Hong Kong, sees greater potential for the city as a ship services centre,...Region
Taipei: A Taiwanese company, Asia Star Cruise Management Operation, is set to start operating the island's first around-the-island route soon that will...Region
Shanghai: China Shipbuilding Industry Corp will issue up to RMB1bn worth of unsecured medium term notes with a maturity of five years on the interbank market on June...Region
Montevideo: On an official trip to Uruguay over the weekend Chinese premier Wen Jiabao pledged to foster greater economic ties with the South American nation, and...Region
Shanghai: Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has signed a letter of intent to build 28 (16 plus 12 options) 208,000dwt newcastlemaxes with Oldendorff.
Oldendorff...Region
Taipei: Taiwan’s top shipbuilder CSBC has announced Robert Lai will take over from Paul Tang, 66, as chairman.
Tang extended his chairmanship by a year last...
