Chinese shipbuilder Funing Shipbuilding Industry has completed construction of a sightseeing vessel powered entirely by electricity. Donghu Zhixing (东湖之星; “East Lake Star”) was designed by Wuhan Yangtze River Ship Design Institute in compliance to China Classification Society rules, particularly the Green Ship-3 notation that indicates the highest grade of environmental compliance for vessels that sail […]
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Malaysian shipping company the MISC Group, through its tanker arm AET, has placed an order for two Aframax vessels in a series to be built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC). The vessels will be fitted with dual-fuel engines that can also...
The Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) program run by the US Department of Defense has become a symbol of China-US naval competition and of the West’s advocacy for a rules-based order. Operational assertions are thrust into the limelight whenever China responds to one. And barely any US...
Four people went missing after a still unidentified vessel hit the anti-collision pier of the Jiujiang Bridge in Foshan, Guangdong province, China, and sank. The accident took place around 9:20 pm local time on Monday. The vessel carrying 4,907 tonnes of coil steel, sailing from Heshan to Fujian...
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Este terminal multipropósito es clave para convertir al Perú en el hub del Pacifico Sur marítimo hacia el Asia. Ello permitirá que otros países de América Latina traigan su mercancía a nuestro país para lograr una salida directa hasta China.
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Authorities in Guangdong province in southern China have reported that four people have gone missing after the vessel they were serving on struck a bridge in the city of Foshan on Monday, April 22. The unidentified vessel was transporting 4,900 tonnes of steel coil between the provinces of Heshan...
Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Raffles has handed over a new large jackup wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to compatriot private offshore wind construction company Boqiang Heavy Industry. The aptly named Boqiang 3060 (博强3060; “Broad Power 3060”) was designed and built by CIMC Raffles in compliance to China Classification Society (CCS) rules as well as standards covering […]
The Chinese fishing fleet is responsible for systemic illegal fishing and human rights abuses in countries bordering the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO), undercutting China’s claims of supporting sustainable development and thriving blue economies in the region, according to a new report published by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF). China’s distant-water fleet (DWF) is by far […]
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Resurgent air cargo demand and rising rates, powered by the quasi-blockade of Red Sea shipping and continued growth in bookings by Chinese e-commerce platforms, during a normally slow shipping period is creating high expectations among air carriers for peak season and making logistics providers nervous about securing adequate capacity.
Air cargo demand has grown by double digits for four consecutive months, while rates have risen steadily since late February. The strength of the market rebound...
Zhoushan Putuo Changhong Shipyard in China has completed conversion works on a locally-owned chemical tanker to enable it to operate as a bunkering vessel that will serve ships running on methanol. Haigang Zhiyuan (海港致远) is classed by China Classification Society (CCS), which said the vessel is the...