China trials opening up its coastal trade

A pilot scheme is underway in China in which internationally-flagged vessels can work the Chinese coastal trades.

The Chinese Ministry of Transport has begun a pilot programme to partially open up China’s coastal trade.

Eligible foreign vessels, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region will be allowed to take part in the pilot programme which will involve vessels trading between Dalian Port, Tianjin Port, and Qingdao Port. The Yangshan Port Area of...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/china-trials-opening-up-its-coastal-trade/

Exxonmobil goes to trial for misleading investors on climate change costs

Exxonmobil, oil major, is going on trial after being accused of falsifying information on the investors about the potential impact of climate change regulations on the company’s operations, as it firstly used figures that were different from what they presented publicly when discussing the impact on laws and taxes.

The trial started on Tuesday, October 22, according to which the New York attorney general reported that the company used internal figures that weren’t in line with the external ones...

https://safety4sea.com/exxonmobil-goes-to-trial-for-misleading-investors-on-climate-change-costs/