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China inks 197 Belt and Road deals by Oct. 2019

By the end of October 2019, China has inked 197 Cooperation documents on Belt & Road Construction with 137 Countries and 30 International organisations, highlighting the progress of the shipping industry in terms of trade relations.

Specifically, Meng Wei, the Spokeswoman for the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), during a Press Conference in Beijing added that amongst those that have signed the deals are developing, developed countries and companies that wish to collaborate to...

https://safety4sea.com/china-inks-197-belt-and-road-deals-by-oct-2019/

PLA Navy tests container vessel for underway replenishment

China’s PLA Navy is testing a portable underway-replenishment system that can convert any cargo ship with the right deck configuration into a dry stores naval auxiliary.

The development can potentially give the PLA a way to utilize China’s 3,500-vessel merchant fleet in case of war.

China Military notes that

Using civilian ships to carry out UNREP for naval ships is a new attempt in the field of naval logistics support. The civilian vessels cover a wide range of routes, thus have large potential...

https://safety4sea.com/pla-navy-tests-container-vessel-for-underway-replenishment/

Panel: South Korean Officials Concerned with ‘Ad Hoc’ U.S. Policy

USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) arrives at Commander, Republic of Korea Fleet base in Busan, the new home on March 12, 2016. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON — South Koreans increasingly wonder whether the White House’s transactional approach to foreign relations means the United States will honor its commitment to come to their aid in a crisis, a panel of security experts said this week.

South Korea and other U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific, “worry what [the U.S.] transactional approach to allies” means in...

https://news.usni.org/2019/11/20/panel-south-korean-officials-concerned-with-ad-hoc-u-s-policy

Yantai Port plans to have LNG storage facilities by 2022

Yantai LNG Group has in its plans to launch an LNG import terminal by 2022, and it now expects government approval. The terminal will be built in two phases, the first phase featuring a capacity of 5 million tonnes per year and the second with 6.5 million tonnes per year.

Yantai Port is located in the Shandong province, which has one quarter of China’s steel capacity and is a big coal-consuming region.

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According to Reuters, Phase 1 of the import terminal will...

https://safety4sea.com/yantai-port-plans-to-have-lng-storage-facilities-by-2022/

China’s Coast Guard Enforcing Blue Its Intended Water Territorial Expansion

Chinese Coast Guard vessel

The rapid expansion of China’s Coast Guard gives Beijing the means to shift its sea expansion aims from aspirational to operational, a panel of security experts concurred during a Monday event detailing China’s maritime ambitions.

In vast stretches of sea, an area stretching from the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea to the Scarborough Shoals off the Phillippines in the South China Sea, China’s maritime forces are aggressively asserting claims to every landmass —...

https://news.usni.org/2019/11/19/chinas-coast-guard-enforcing-blue-its-intended-water-territorial-expansion

Losing Ground! 2019 Proves To Be A Rocky Road For Container Trade

According to an article published in Drewry, the container trade from Asia to West Coast North America is struggling to ward off the effects of the trade war.

Rocky road for the container market

It has been a tough year so far for carriers in the Asia-West Coast North America container trade. The unpredictable trade war between the US and China that last year provided a welcome boost to the eastbound market has this year had the reverse effect. Last year’s annual growth rate of 5.7% was...

http://mfame.guru/losing-ground-2019-proves-to-be-a-rocky-road-for-container-trade/

A 100 Barge Fleet Will Ship Clean Marine Fuel for Sinopec!

According to a Reuters report, China’s Sinopec Corp plans to build a fleet of 100 barges over the next three years to supply marine fuel compliant with new global emission standards, said a Chinese shipping executive with direct knowledge of the matter.

New Fleet To Sinopec’s Ambition

In what would be one of the top Asian refiner’s biggest shipping investments, Sinopec hopes the fleet would serve its stated ambition to become a top regional supplier of very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO).

Why is it...

http://mfame.guru/a-100-barge-fleet-will-ship-clean-marine-fuel-for-sinopec/

China to make Piraeus the king of Europe

China is looking to transform Greece’s Piraeus port into the biggest harbor in Europe — making it the most crucial transit hub for trade between Asia and Europe.

In 2016, China’s shipping firm Cosco purchased a majority stake in Piraeus port. Situated in the Saronic Gulf, Greece’s largest harbor — and Europe’s seventh biggest — is at a strategic location between the Asian and European continents. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced earlier this...

https://container-news.com/china-piraeus-europe/

Air Liquide and Sinopec Sign MoU To Accelerate Hydrogen Mobility Solutions in China

  • Air Liquide and Sinopec have signed an MoU to contribute to the acceleration of the deployment of hydrogen mobility solutions in China.
  • The MoU will study the development of China’s hydrogen mobility networks and the enhancement of the regulatory framework.
  • The MoU is expected to expand the view of the rapid development of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell industry in China.

According to an article published in Freight Comms, Air Liquide and Sinopec have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to...

http://mfame.guru/air-liquide-and-sinopec-sign-mou-to-accelerate-hydrogen-mobility-solutions-in-china/

American Club Member Alert (November 15, 2019)…

American Club Member Alert (November 15, 2019)… 

LOSS PREVENTION: GUIDANCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEME FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 MARINE FUEL OIL SULFUR CAP ISSUED BY THE MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY (MSA) OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

NOVEMBER 15, 2019
LOSS PREVENTION: GUIDANCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEME FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 MARINE FUEL OIL SULFUR CAP ISSUED BY THE MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY (MSA) OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Your Managers draw Members’ attention to the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/15/american-club-member-alert-november-15-2019/

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