China Shipping

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

Monday, December 8, 2025
An LNG tanker at a port in Yantai, China
Energy

Russia’s Gazprom Ships Sanctioned LNG to China Signaling Deepening Energy Ties

LNG carrier Valera has arrived at PipeChina’s Beihai Terminal carrying a load of sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Gazprom’s Portovaya LNG plant.

December 8, 2025
Total Views: 693

Sunday, December 7, 2025
Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa on its way to the Pacific in this handout photo
Defense

China Fighter Jet Locks Radar At Japan Planes In Row Over Taiwan

By Kanoko Matsuyama Dec 7, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Chinese and Japanese ties, already frayed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan, came

December 7, 2025
Total Views: 3157

Saturday, December 6, 2025
Chinese PLA Hospital Ship
Shipping

Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica As US Gunboats Ply Caribbean

By Jim Wyss Dec 5, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart

December 6, 2025
Total Views: 2368

Thursday, December 4, 2025
A warship with the Chinese PLA Northern Theater Command steams in formation during a maritime training exercise in mid-August, 2024. Photo China Armed Forces
Defense

China Massing Military Ships Across Region in Show of Maritime Force, Sources Say

China is deploying a large number of naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, at one point more than 100, in the largest maritime show of force

December 4, 2025
Total Views: 1199

Monday, December 1, 2025
DHS Warns of ‘Unprecedented’ Chinese Presence in Arctic During Summer 2025
Defense

DHS Warns of ‘Unprecedented’ Chinese Presence in Arctic During Summer 2025

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised concerns over a surge in Chinese military and research vessels in Arctic waters during 2025. The

December 1, 2025
Total Views: 1440

Friday, November 28, 2025
An LNG tanker is guided by tug boats at the Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG export unit in Cameron Parish, Louisiana
Energy

US LNG Exports at Record High Just in Time for Winter Demand

US liquefied natural gas exports are set to hit a record high this month, helping to tame prices in Asia and Europe as winter

November 28, 2025
Total Views: 525

Thursday, November 27, 2025
New Zealand Navy Ship Made Rare Transit Through Taiwan Strait This Month
Defense

New Zealand Navy Ship Made Rare Transit Through Taiwan Strait This Month

The New Zealand navy's largest ship, the oiler HMNZS Aotearoa, made a rare transit through the sensitive Taiwan Strait earlier this month, Defence Minister

November 27, 2025
Total Views: 964

An LNG tanker at a port in Yantai, China
Energy

Chinese LNG Demand Looks Poised to Disappoint Yet Again

Chinese liquefied natural gas imports are at risk of another weak year as disappointing industrial demand and persistently high global prices look set to

November 27, 2025
Total Views: 511

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Bulk Carrier 'Discoverer' unloads U.S. soybeans at the port of Paranagua.REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer
Shipping

China Buys U.S. Soybean Cargoes After Trump-Xi Call

China bought at least 10 cargoes of U.S. soybeans worth around $300 million in contracts signed since Tuesday, two traders with knowledge of the deals said, a

November 26, 2025
Total Views: 973

Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Russian FSRU LNG FPSO
Energy

Russia Sees Scope for Oil Exports Boost to China, Urges Cooperation in LNG

Russia sees scope to boost oil exports to China and to deepen cooperation on supplies of liquefied natural gas, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak

November 25, 2025
Total Views: 455

Saturday, November 22, 2025
The cruise ship Diamond Princess is docked at the port of Yokohama.
Cruise Ships

Chinese Cruise Ships Look To Steer Clear Of Japan

By Ju-min Park, Hyunjoo Jin and Heekyong Yang SEOUL Nov 21 (Reuters) – Chinese cruise operators are scrambling to avoid Japanese ports as Beijing and

November 22, 2025
Total Views: 2215

China’s NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy in the Russian Arctic in October 2023. (Source: Atomflot)
Interesting

Space Race With China Drives Antenna-Building Boom In Arctic

By Danielle Bochove and Thomas Seal Nov 22, 2025(Bloomberg) –Satellite operators are looking north. Way north. As the US, China and others

November 22, 2025
Total Views: 1723

Friday, November 21, 2025
The China-flagged research vessel JIDI operates approximately 265 miles northwest of Utqiagvik, Alaska, September 2, 2025.
News

Chinese Research Ships, US Military Active in North Pacific, Monitor Shows

SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Five Chinese research vessels, including ships used for space and missile tracking and underwater

November 21, 2025
Total Views: 3298

Thursday, November 20, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image taken by Planet Labs shows deck cargo ships, loaded with vehicles, cruising towards the beach near Jiesheng, Guangdong, China
Defense

Reuters Investigation Reveals China’s Civilian Shadow Navy Practices for Invasion of Taiwan

China is rehearsing for a potential invasion of Taiwan using a shadow navy of civilian cargo ships and ferries, according to a Reuters investigation that

November 20, 2025
Total Views: 3025

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

Shipping Giants Race to Speed Up China-Peru Trade With New Route

Competition to accelerate maritime trade between China and Peru is heating up after a sprawling Chinese-owned port opened along the country’s Pacific

November 20, 2025
Total Views: 1065

arctic patrol china
Defense

Chinese Research Ships, US Military Active in North Pacific, Monitor Shows

Five Chinese research vessels, including ships used for space and missile tracking and underwater mapping, were active in the northwest Pacific last month, as

November 20, 2025
Total Views: 552

Russia Ships Nearly 3 Million Tonnes of LNG to Asia via Emerging Arctic Shortcut
Energy

Russia Ships Nearly 3 Million Tonnes of LNG to Asia via Emerging Arctic Shortcut

With thick winter sea ice making a return to the Arctic Russia’s Novatek has likely shipped its final cargo of liquefied natural gas of the year via the

November 20, 2025
Total Views: 1435

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
LNG carrier in dense fog
Shipping

China Buying Sanctioned Russian LNG at Deep Discounts 

LONDON/SINGAPORE, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Russian liquefied natural gas producer Novatek has slashed the prices of its cargoes by 30% to 40% since August

November 19, 2025
Total Views: 1456

STS cranes at APM Terminals' Port Elizabeth Terminal, at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Photo: Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock
Ports

APM Terminals to Invest $550 Million in Peru with Major Callao Port Expansion

Dutch port operator APM Terminals will invest $550 million to expand Peru's Callao port starting in January, chief commercial officer for the company's

November 19, 2025
Total Views: 667

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

Fear of Sanctions Stymies Russia-to-China Oil Flows for Now

Expanding sanctions on Chinese ports and refiners are choking flows of Russian and Iranian oil to the world’s No. 1 importer, although emerging workarounds

November 18, 2025
Total Views: 552