Tag: China

The American P&I Club issued a notice to inform that the Maritime Safety Agency of the People’s Republic of China is initiating a special safety inspection program, with effect from June 1, 2017.

Fincantieri signed a letter of intent with China State Shipbuilding Corporation, China’s largest shipbuilding conglomerate, and with Shanghai City’s district of Baoshan, aimed at creating a cruise ship industrial park. The signing took place at the Baoshan District, during a workshop about the “One Belt, One Road” initiative.

China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) aims to connect the country with Central and South Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Hoegh Autoliners explains how this new initiative will have a great impact on trade and shipping in the long run.

Coldharbour Marine signed an agreement with Hansun (Shanghai) Marine Technology, covering the marketing and distribution of its products in mainland China. The contract was signed at a ceremony recently held in Shanghai, as part of the companies’ joint preparations for the IMO’s Ballast Water Convention, which enters into force on 8 September 2017.

The Liberian Maritime Authority issued a marine notice, informing that there has been an increase in Port State Control inspections in China. As many of these inspections are reporting detainable deficiencies, the administration considers advisable that an Advance Notice of Arrival or notice of deficiencies and corrective action is provided.

The Liberian Maritime Authority issued a Marine Advisory, concerning the precautions needed when navigating waters in and around Ningbo-Zhoushan, China, in order to bring attention to recent collisions involving Chinese fishing and Liberian flagged vessels and provide additional information to assist Master’s in safely navigating highly congested waters in the East China Sea.

Twenty-nine foreign leaders and more than 1,500 delegates from over 130 nations attended the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing over the weekend. Chinese President said that the country aims to create a new model of co-operation and mutual benefit through the advancement of the framework. However, some critics are skeptical about China’s goals.

Maersk Line announced that, on 27 April 2017, Madrid Maersk, a 20,568 TEU container vessel and the first 2nd generation Triple-E, called the first port on its maiden voyage, the Port of Tianjin in China. The company has deployed Madrid Maersk in its Asia – Europe service network.

IMO announced that a regional training course on how to assess and examine seafarers is being held in Shanghai, China, on 24-28 April. The course will provide knowledge and skills, enabling trainees to administer, supervise and monitor training and assessment of seafarer competence, as required by the STCW Convention.

APL, a Singapore-based container shipping company, announced the launch of the China Southeast Asia Service 6 (CS6), a new weekly service connecting North and Central China with Indonesia. The company said that the new service is introduced in order to expand APL’s network coverage of China with Indonesia.