Chinese shipbuilder Guangdong Zhongwei Composite Materials has floated out a new hybrid fast catamaran ferry ordered from the company by Hong Kong transport operator Sun Ferry. When completed, Xin Ming Xhu VI (“New Pearl VI”) will have an LOA of 44.75 metres, a beam of 11 metres, a depth of 3.65...
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Two dead, two missing after Chinese fishing vessel capsizes off Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands
Taiwanese news outlets RTI and CNA report that two people were killed and another two have gone missing after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized and sank near Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands on Thursday, March 14. The vessel identified as Min Long Yu 61222 was approximately 1.1 nautical miles off Dongding...
Is China spying on American ports?
On Feb. 29, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., sent a strongly worded letter to an obscure Chinese equipment manufacturer: Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (known as “ZPMC”). ZPMC is the world’s top producer of ship-to-shore gantry cranes used at container terminals the world over — nearly 80% of the cranes at U.S. ports are ZPMC cranes, and the company has a higher share in Europe.
The subject of Green’s letter wasn’t a trade dispute of the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-china-spying-on-american-ports
OPINION | Understanding China’s efforts to bridge the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait disputes
Two Asia-Pacific flashpoints – the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait – stand at a critical juncture, but their connection is not always well understood. In the South China Sea, China has ramped up its military assertiveness against the Philippines while at the same time holding out the prospect of...
Nantong Xiangyu wins order for eight methanol-ready ultramaxes
Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has signed a construction deal for eight 64,000 dwt methanol-ready bulk carriers with Xiamen Jinxian and COSCO Shipping Bulk. According to the Chinese shipbuilder, the vessels will have a larger load capacity and lower fuel consumption when...
https://splash247.com/nantong-xiangyu-wins-order-for-eight-methanol-ready-ultramaxes/
US Labor Unions Call for Investigation Into China’s Unfair Shipbuilding Practices
The United Steelworkers Union (USW) has spearheaded a group of labor organizations to file a Section 301 petition urging the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to launch an inquiry into China’s…
US container imports robust in February; inbound volume forecast dicier
February’s U.S. container import volumes decreased 6% from January — a better-than-expected performance as the sector enters its slow season. But other signs point to potential softness in domestic freight in March and April.
The 2.14 million twenty-foot equivalent units imported in February represent a 23.3% year-over-year increase, according to the latest monthly report from supply chain intelligence firm Descartes. That growth is real, but it isn’t quite as dramatic as it seems.
Last year, the...
New submersible salmon pen deployed in Chinese offshore waters
Chinese company Shandong Caijin Wanzefeng Marine Technology has completed construction of a submersible fish pen for harvesting salmon in offshore waters. Caijin Haishang Liangcang Yi Hao-1 (“Caijin Offshore Granary No 1-1”) is the first of a planned series of six offshore salmon pens, all of which...
Confrontations flare again in South China Sea
Following a brief pause. Beijing has resumed its pressure on Manila over the South China Sea (SCS). On Tuesday, March 5, a five-strong flotilla of China Coast Guard (CCG) patrol ships intercepted a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) resupply convoy that was on passage to the Philippine Marine Corps...
US Key to Philippines’ Plan to Tap Oil, Gas in South China Sea
By Andreo Calonzo and Manolo Serapio Jr. Mar 10, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines is counting on the US and its allies to play a crucial role in its plans to explore…
https://gcaptain.com/us-key-to-philippines-plan-to-tap-oil-gas-in-south-china-sea/