China’s Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard recently delivered two harbour tugs in a series to local owner Tangshan Port Caofeidian Tug Company for operation out of Caofeidian Port in Hebei province, northern China. Designed by Canadian naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd, Cao Gang 30 and Cao Gang 31...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Xianglong Dao – Large luxury Ro-Pax to operate in China’s home waters
China’s COSCO Shipping has taken delivery of a new 43,000GT luxury Ro-Pax ferry from China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) subsidiary Guangzhou Shipyard Internati ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Jilong Dao – New ferry to serve China’s Bohai Bay
A newly built luxury Ro-Pax ferry has begun regular sailings on Bohai Bay between the cities of Dalian and Yantai on the east coast of mainland China, offering an alterna ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Jin Gang Lun 34 – China-built, multi-purpose tug for Tianjin Port
The new tug Jin Gang Lun 34 has joined Tianjin Port’s rapidly expanding tug fleet in Bohai Bay in north-east China, and serves the main roles of harbour towing, ..
China divides ship emissions to three water areas
China’s three busy water areas have shown important reductions in ship emissions, already by 2015, as vessels that voyage in these three areas were obliged to stricter emissions limits, according to Xinhua. The ministry in December 2015 set up ship emission control zones in the three water bodies in a drive to improve air quality, particularly in port cities in the zones.
Specifically, vessels in Bohai Sea area, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta that emit oxysulfide and other...
https://safety4sea.com/china-divides-ship-emissions-to-three-water-areas/
China halts gas leak from LPG tanker at Dongying port
According to local media reports, the Chinese authorities stopped a gas leak from a South Korean liquefied petroleum gas tanker, at Dongying Anchorage, Shandong Province, China, Bohai sea on January 14.
The 1998-built No.5 SJ Gas, which is for the time being anchored in the Bohai Sea, started leaking gas off the coast of Dongying, China. The gas leak was allegedly resulted because a faulty valve.
Additionally, reports support that the leak occurred after the ship didn’t manage to shut down the...
https://safety4sea.com/china-halts-gas-leak-from-lpg-tanker-dongying-port/