China Shipping

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

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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Ports

Major China Port Banks on Robots to Beat Post-Covid Disruptions

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — One of the world’s biggest ports is working to fully automate all dock operations in a bid to cope with Covid-induced

January 18, 2023
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Friday, January 13, 2023
Oil tanker on the horizon at sunset
Shipping

Russia Using Chinese Supertankers to Ship Oil to Asia

By Nidhi Verma and Chen Aizhu NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) – At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian

January 13, 2023
Total Views: 3739

Thursday, January 12, 2023
Chinese Clean Energy Giant Unveils World’s Largest Wind Turbine
Offshore

Chinese Clean Energy Giant Unveils World’s Largest Wind Turbine

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd. unveiled the world’s largest wind turbine, an offshore behemoth whose more than

January 12, 2023
Total Views: 5468

Sunday, January 8, 2023
china cosco ship
Ports

China’s Cosco Nearing Hamburg Port Deal 

BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) – German logistics firm HHLA HHFGn.DE and Cosco 601919.SS are close to finalising an agreement for

January 8, 2023
Total Views: 1624

Friday, January 6, 2023
tanker at sea
Shipping

Increased Chinese Crude Buying Spooks European Oil Traders

By Asad Zulfiqar and Sherry Su (Bloomberg) — China is snapping up cargoes of crude that would normally head to Europe, spooking the continent’s

January 6, 2023
Total Views: 4710

China’s COVID Woes Puts Supply Chain’s Return to Normal on Pause
Shipping

China’s COVID Woes Puts Supply Chain’s Return to Normal on Pause

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Declining world supply chain pressures are being challenged by new disruptions in China tied to

January 6, 2023
Total Views: 950

Friday, December 30, 2022
Chinese Jet Buzzing USAF RC-135
Defense

US Air Force Gets Buzzed Over South China Sea

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) A Chinese fighter plane flew within 20 feet (6 meters) of a US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea in what

December 30, 2022
Total Views: 5458

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Russia and China Hold Naval Drills in East China Sea
Defense

Russia and China Hold Naval Drills in East China Sea

MOSCOW, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Russia and China have completed naval drills in the East China Sea, after a week of joint exercises which included

December 28, 2022
Total Views: 1139

Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Cargo ship Guangdong Port
Ports

US Goods-Trade Deficit Narrows to Smallest in Nearly Two Years

By Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) — The US merchandise-trade deficit narrowed in November to the smallest since December 2020 due to a plunge in imports. The

December 27, 2022
Total Views: 857

Friday, December 23, 2022
port of shanghai yangshan at dusk
Ports

Shanghai Port Strives to Keep Global Trade Moving as COVID Wave Sweeps China

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Shanghai, the world’s biggest container port, is isolating the shipment of international goods to prevent disruptions

December 23, 2022
Total Views: 1648

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
China Accused of Building on Unoccupied Reefs in South China Sea
Shipping

China Accused of Building on Unoccupied Reefs in South China Sea

By Philip J. Heijmans (Bloomberg) — China is building up several unoccupied land features in the South China Sea, according to Western officials, which

December 20, 2022
Total Views: 3052

Friday, December 16, 2022
Yangshan Port south of Shanghai, China.
Shipping

Ocean Carriers to Increase Blank Sailings from Asia Post-Chinese New Year

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Against a background of extremely weak demand forecasts, ocean carriers are preparing to blank around half their

December 16, 2022
Total Views: 2047

Wednesday, December 14, 2022
liquefied natural gas tanker
Shipping

China’s Covid Pivot Set to Worsen the Global Energy Crunch

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s pivot away from Covid Zero is poised to boost natural gas demand in the world’s biggest importer,

December 14, 2022
Total Views: 1285

Monday, December 12, 2022
A worker near a ship under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Shipbuilding

Chinese Shipyards Gorge on Record LNG Carrier Orders as Swamped Korean Rivals Struggle to Find Capacity

By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE, Dec 12 (Reuters) – China is making fast inroads in the market for newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers as

December 12, 2022
Total Views: 2578

Saturday, December 10, 2022
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Commercial Fishing

U.S. Sanctions People, Entities Over China-Based Illegal Fishing

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on people and companies, including Nasdaq-listed Pingtan Marine Enterprises,

December 10, 2022
Total Views: 4795

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
China COVID Port Ship Inspectors
Shipping

China Exports Collapse But Car Exports Remain Strong

By Ishika Mookerjee (Bloomberg) China’s exports and imports both contracted at steeper paces in November as external demand continued to weaken and a

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 2051

Monday, November 28, 2022
Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
News

Oil Prices Plunge On China Unrest

By Yongchang Chin (Bloomberg) Oil tumbled to the lowest level since December as a wave of unrest in China punished risk assets and clouded the

November 28, 2022
Total Views: 4429

Monday, November 21, 2022
China Signs Quarter-Century LNG Deal With Qatar
Offshore

China Signs Quarter-Century LNG Deal With Qatar

By Andrew Mills (Reuters) QatarEnergy has signed a 27-year deal to supply China’s Sinopec with liquefied natural gas (LNG), the longest such LNG

November 21, 2022
Total Views: 2331

UK Roro Ship discharging Army tanks
Defense

German Ports Are More Important Than Patriot Missiles Says US Army General

The former commander of United States Army Europe says that ports are more important to NATO than patirot missiles systems as he warns against China’s

November 21, 2022
Total Views: 5267

Sunday, November 20, 2022
China Surges Exports To North Korea
News

China Surges Exports To North Korea

by Sophie Yu (Reuters) China’s exports to North Korea surged in 46.3% October from a month earlier, with foodstuffs including rice and sugar among the

November 20, 2022
Total Views: 12031