Tag: China

The Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association (CMISA) is calling for urgent government action to address the strategic and ethical threats posed by Chinese-built ships.

Xeneta analysis shows that ocean container shipping demand from China to North America and North Europe continued to break records in June as importers rushed to protect supply chains amid the global disruption caused by conflict in the Red Sea. According to Xeneta, the latest data, released this week, shows 800 000 TEU (20ft equivalent container) were shipped from China to North Europe in June, which is the highest ever monthly figure on this trade. While the trade from China to North America did not set a new all-time high, it was still the highest volume of containers to have ever been shipped in the month of June at 1.36m TEU. This makes June 2024 the eighth highest month on record and is beaten only by the extraordinary volumes shipped at the height of Covid-19 pandemic disruption in late 2020 and 2021, Xeneta notes.  Conflict in the Red Sea has brought a major shift in the traditional seasonality of ocean supply chains, with concerned shippers rushing to import as many goods as they can earlier in the year. ... said Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst, adding that shippers assessed the impact of the Red Sea conflict on ocean supply chains ...

Britannia P&I Club presents key actions for safely transiting high collision risk areas, in view of the high collision risk with fishing vessels expected after Chinese fishing ban ends in South and East China Seas, Yellow Sea, and Bohai Sea.

COSCO has signed a preliminary agreement with Australia's Fortescue Metals Group (FMG.AX) to collaborate on developing a green fuel supply chain. 

According to news, China has launched the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering and transport vessel with a capacity of 14,000 cubic meters, capable of navigating both rivers and seas.

ADNOC L&S/Wanhua Chemical Group joint venture, has placed an order for nine Very Large Ethane Carriers and 2-4 Very Large Ammonia Carriers from Jiangnan Shipyard in China.

The European Union plans to impose provisional anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese biodiesel, following findings that it is being sold at unfairly low prices.

As flood and typhoon season approaches, currents and winds are expected to intensify at Guishan anchorage and the surrounding waters of the Pearl River Estuary. 

Hong Kong Ming Wah Shipping Co., Ltd. (HKMW), has signed two Shipbuilding Contracts with Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Yangfan). These contracts pertain to the construction of two 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax bulk carriers.

Japan P&I Club announced that it obtained information by Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd. on the requirements for the use of shore power in Chinese ports.