VESSEL REVIEW | Nanhai Jiu 103 – Multi-role emergency response vessel for Chinese transport ministry

The Chinese Ministry of Transport, through sub-agency South China Sea Rescue Bureau, has taken delivery of a new large rescue vessel. Built by China Merchants Heavy Industry, Nanhai Jiu 103 (“Nanhai Rescue 103”) was designed by the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) of the China Shipbuilding Group. The all-weather-capable vessel was developed […]

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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | October 31 – Chinese sea rescue ship, Australian flood response craft and more

Deliveries include a large rescue ship to a Chinese government agency and three flood response workboats to an Australian volunteer organisation. A future US Coast Guard cutter is launched into the water for the first time. Finally, a Maryland fire department places orders for new vessels. Large rescue ship delivered to Chinese transport ministry China […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Haixun 08 – Survey and patrol ship to operate in Chinese offshore waters

The Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group of the China Shipbuilding Group recently delivered a new hydrographic survey ship that will be operated by the Chinese Maritime Safety Adm ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Hua Ruilong – Heavy-lift salvage ship for Chinese Ministry of Transport

China Merchants Heavy Industry Jiangsu recently handed over a new semi-submersible, heavy-lift vessel to the Chinese Ministry of Transport. Classed by China Classificatio ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Zhongren 121 – Heavy transport and salvage ships for Chinese transport ministry

Chinese shipbuilder Dalian COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry recently delivered two new DP2-equipped, heavy-duty salvage and engineering vessels in a series to the Chinese Mi ..

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Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | August 24 – Large heavy transport ship for China, Dutch and Brazilian orders and more

A Chinese government agency expands its salvage fleet with the delivery of a multi-role heavy transport vessel while a Dutch towage provider acquires a tug that was forme ..

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Pacific shippers pray for softening rates

Shippers feeling the anxieties from unprecedented trading conditions are hopeful that the flattening spot rate curve after Chinese ministry of transport and the US Federal Maritime Commission interventions will hold, easing what remains of a tumultuous 2020.

Supply chain specialists across the board have been caught out by Covid-19 and the V-shaped rebound in rates resulting from highly effective supply-side measures implemented by shipping lines in response to the pandemic.

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Beijing releases Covid-19 reefer prevention guidelines

China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) has issued guidelines for the cold chain logistics sector handling refrigerated containers and other equipment after the Covid-19 virus was found on batches of imported frozen food.

In June traces of the virus were found on packages of frozen shrimps imported from Ecuador. This prompted the Chinese authorities to begin thorough screening of meat and seafood containers at major ports, especially when a Covid-19 cluster emerged in a wholesale food market in...

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