China Shipping

China shipping and shipbuilding coverage – yard capacity, port operations, COSCO fleet moves, Sino-U.S. tariff effects, and state-owned fleet expansion.

Thursday, December 5, 2024
China Coast Guard allegedly uses a water cannon against the Philippine Coast Guard vessels, which were escorting a resupply mission for the Philippine troops stationed at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on August 5, 2023, in this handout photo released on August 6, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Incidents

Philippines Files Protest Against China After Sea Incidents

The Philippines filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing on Thursday, a government official said, following fresh encounters between Chinese and Philippine

December 5, 2024
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
China CG cutter firing water at a Philippine resupply boat
Incidents

Philippines, China Trade Accusations On New South China Sea Confrontation

China and the Philippines gave conflicting versions on Wednesday of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the South China Sea, the latest row in

December 4, 2024
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Tiangin,,China. Photo: ambient_pix / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

China Bans Export of Key Minerals to U.S. as Trade Frictions Escalate

China has banned exports to the United States of items related to the minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have potential military applications, it

December 3, 2024
Total Views: 1492

Coast Guard Flagship BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) underway at sea
Defense

Philippines Sends Ships to Reef After China ‘Harassment’

The Philippines said a Chinese Navy chopper harassed Filipino fishing boats at a disputed South China Sea reef, showing lingering tensions in the key

December 3, 2024
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Monday, December 2, 2024
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
Energy

Iran’s Oil Trade With China Rattled by US Sanctions on Tankers

A broadening of US sanctions on tankers that haul Iranian crude has jammed a crucial cog of the trade, slowing the delivery of oil from the OPEC producer to

December 2, 2024
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Friday, November 29, 2024
iranian crude supertanker
Energy

Chinese Buyers Soak Up Unsold Oil as Iranian Crude Flows Slow

China’s independent refiners have snapped up barrels from across the Middle East and Africa as offers of Iranian oil remain scarcer and more expensive than

November 29, 2024
Total Views: 2301

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Sweden Urges Chinese Ship to Return for Undersea Cable Investigation
Incidents

Sweden Urges Chinese Ship to Return for Undersea Cable Investigation

Sweden is asking a Chinese vessel to return to Swedish waters to help facilitate the Nordic country's investigation into recent breaches of undersea

November 26, 2024
Total Views: 13058

Friday, November 22, 2024
STS cranes at APM Terminals' Port Elizabeth Terminal, at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Photo: Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock
Shipping

U.S. Coast Guard Sounds Alarm on Cyber Threats from Chinese Port Cranes

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a new cybersecurity directive targeting Chinese-manufactured ship-to-shore cranes, addressing mounting concerns over national

November 22, 2024
Total Views: 5831

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Danish Navy Staying With Chinese Ship Suspected of Severing Baltic Sea Cables
Defense

Danish Navy Staying With Chinese Ship Suspected of Severing Baltic Sea Cables

The Danish military said on Wednesday that it was staying close to a Chinese ship currently sitting idle in Danish waters, days after two fiber-optic data

November 20, 2024
Total Views: 5561

Chinese Vessel Suspected in Cable Incident Remains Stopped with Danish Navy Alongside
Featured

Chinese Vessel Suspected in Cable Incident Remains Stopped with Danish Navy Alongside

Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 remains stopped in the Danish Straits with a Navy patrol ship in close proximity. The vessel is suspected of being involved in

November 20, 2024
Total Views: 34620

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Details of Baltic Sea Cable Incident Remain Murky as Danish Navy Shadows Chinese Vessel
Featured

Details of Baltic Sea Cable Incident Remain Murky as Danish Navy Shadows Chinese Vessel

A day after the C-Lion1 and BCS subsea data cables in the Baltic Sea, connecting Finland and Germany as well as Sweden and Lithuania, were damaged, specifics

November 19, 2024
Total Views: 29333

Monday, November 18, 2024
U.S. Coast Guard Boards Foreign Transshipment Vessels and Shadows Russian Surface Groups During Arctic Patrol
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Boards Foreign Transshipment Vessels and Shadows Russian Surface Groups During Arctic Patrol

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton has returned from a 110-day Arctic patrol. Stratton extended U.S. surface vessel presence this summer to above 72°N latitude,

November 18, 2024
Total Views: 22165

Sunday, November 17, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Shutterstock/Vallehr
Shipping

China Plans First Bio-Marine Fuel Export Quotas For 2025

SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Reuters) – China is planning its first export quota for marine bunker that is blended with biodiesel, partly to

November 17, 2024
Total Views: 1779

Saturday, November 16, 2024
A view of a container at China's state-owned Cosco Shipping Chancay port inaugurated during the APEC Summit, in Chancay, Peru, in this handout image released on November 14, 2024. APEC Peru/Handout via REUTERS.
Shipping

Trump Ally Urges Duties on Goods Shipped Via China’s Peru Port

By Eric Martin Nov 16, 2024 (Bloomberg) –A veteran adviser to Donald Trump is proposing that the 60% tariffs that the President-elect has vowed to

November 16, 2024
Total Views: 3661

A man walks at China's state-owned Cosco Shipping Chancay port inaugurated during the APEC Summit, in Chancay, Peru, November 14, 2024.
Shipping

China’s $1.3 Billion Gamble on Peru Port Faces Snags From Andes to Amazon

China has made a $1.3 billion bet that a new port in Peru will boost access to South America’s agricultural bounty. Cashing in on the investment may be

November 16, 2024
Total Views: 5569

Friday, November 15, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Dragline excavators stand at the construction site of a new Chinese mega port, in Chancay, Peru August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
Ports

Starting Latin America Trip, Xi Jinping Opens Huge Port in Peru Funded by China

Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a week-long diplomatic blitz of South America on Thursday by inaugurating a massive deep-water port in Peru, a $1.3

November 15, 2024
Total Views: 1832

Thursday, November 14, 2024
In Shadow of New Trump Term, Japan and S.Korea Join US in Asian Naval Drill
Defense

In Shadow of New Trump Term, Japan and S.Korea Join US in Asian Naval Drill

U.S., Japanese and South Korean naval forces exercised together in East Asian waters on Thursday in their most complex and final joint drills before

November 14, 2024
Total Views: 868

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
‘USS Harry S. Truman’ Sails Into Arctic During Drills with Norway to Counter Growing Russian Influence
Defense

‘USS Harry S. Truman’ Sails Into Arctic During Drills with Norway to Counter Growing Russian Influence

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – A U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier is operating in the Arctic for only the third time since the end of the Cold War. The USS

November 13, 2024
Total Views: 2934

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Philippine Coast Guard flyby over the South China Sea. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Defense

Philippines Says China is Pushing it to Cede Claims in South China Sea

China is stepping up pressure on the Philippines to concede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on

November 12, 2024
Total Views: 25462

Monday, November 11, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage following early results from the 2024 U.S. presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida
Shipping

How China’s Port Diplomacy is Redrawing South America’s Trade Routes

By Marco Aquino and Eduardo Baptista LIMA/BEIJING, Nov 11 (Reuters) – In South American copper giant Peru, the incoming Donald Trump White House will

November 11, 2024
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