The first all-electric tug to be built in China was recently handed over to its new owners. Yungang Diantuo No 1 (“Yungang Electric Tug No 1”) was built by th ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Zhihai – Multi-role research and signals testing vessel for Chinese government
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), through its shipbuilding subsidiary Zhejiang Jiang Zengzhou Heavy Industries, has handed over a new vessel for use by the Chi ..
Mystery Shrouds Chinese Defense Spending
China’s Type-001A Carrier following its launching ceremony on April 26, 2017. Ministry of National Defense Photo
While China’s known military spending has remained consistent as a percentage of its gross domestic product for decades, but this provides only a rough measure of what Beijing has actually committed to a broad range of obscured or classified expenditures, two experts on defense spending said Tuesday.
Peter Robinson, dean of the University of Western Australia’s Business School, said...
https://news.usni.org/2021/10/26/mystery-shrouds-chinese-defense-spending
Estonia’s Infortar adds LNG bunkering vessel to fleet
Estonian company Infortar has taken delivery of a new LNG bunkering and supply vessel from Damen Yichang Shipyard in China. Optimus has a length of 100 metres and two typ ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Jin Gang Lun 31 & Jin Gang Lun 32 – Towing and pilotage tugs built for rough waters off China’s Tianjin Port
China’s Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard has delivered two combined towing and pilotage vessels in a series to Tianjin Port. Designed by Canadian naval architects Robert ..
Russia, China Wrap Up Drills Off Japan, Pledge More Joint Exercises
Russian and Chinese ships on Oct. 23 off the coast of Japan. JMSDF Image
KUALA LUMPUR – A combined Russian Navy and People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet concluded a sail in international waters east of Japan’s main island of Honshu and split off to their home ports on Saturday, all while being monitored by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships and aircraft during the voyage.
The Chinese ships were Type 055 destroyer Nanchang (101), Type 052D destroyer Kuming (172), Type 054 frigates Binzou
https://news.usni.org/2021/10/25/russia-china-wrap-up-drills-off-japan-pledge-more-joint-exercises
COLUMN | Disappearing acts: Mozambique’s tuna money, The Metals Company’s alleged big investor, and LNG CO2 emissions [Offshore Accounts]
Last week we looked (here) the multiple cases of corruption and bribery that have stained the oil and gas industry’s reputation in recent years from Angola to Azerbaija ..
PIL launches new direct China to Gulf service
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has begun offering a new weekly direct service connecting Central and South China to the Gulf area in the Middle East. The new Gulf Chin ..
Entrega del crucero de expedición Ocean Victor
Construcción y entrega del buque de crucero Ocean Victory con proa X_BOW tras ser aprobadas las pruebas de mar.
Japan Monitoring Combined Russian and Chinese Naval Fleet Sailing Off Honshu
Chinese and Russian Warships. Japan Self-Defense Forces Photos
KUALA LUMPUR – A combined Russian Navy and China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet continues to sail in international waters east of Japan’s main island of Honshu, while Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships and aircraft monitor the fleet during its voyage.
As of 4 a.m. Thursday, the joint fleet was sighted between Smith Island (Sumisu-tō) and Tori-shima Island in the Izu Island chain, according to a news release and map...