China Shipping

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

Sunday, November 20, 2022
Kamala Harris Will Visit The South China Sea
Defense

Kamala Harris Will Visit The South China Sea

By Karen Lema MANILA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will reaffirm American commitments to the defense of the

November 20, 2022
Total Views: 1436

Saturday, November 19, 2022
China’s Nuclear Submarines Now Have ICBMs
Navy

China’s Nuclear Submarines Now Have ICBMs

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) China has fielded new, longer-range ballistic missiles on its six nuclear-powered submarines, allowing it to hit the continental

November 19, 2022
Total Views: 3635

Thursday, November 10, 2022
Yangshan Port south of Shanghai, China.
Shipping

China’s Year-End Export Surge in Doubt as Global Demand Falters

By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) – China’s usual year-end export surge is in doubt as weak global demand dims a rare

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 888

Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
Shipping

Iron Ore Ships Turn to Coal to Survive China’s Slump

By Ann Koh and Liz Ng (Bloomberg) — Cargo ships suffering from weak Chinese demand for iron ore are finding a more lucrative alternative as the

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 4605

Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Russian Oil Exports Hold Steady As Deadline Approaches
Shipping

Russian Oil Exports Hold Steady As Deadline Approaches

Ship tracking data obtained by S&P Global indicates that Russian tanker shipments of crude oil rose slightly in October as declining oil product exports

November 8, 2022
Total Views: 1243

Russia Opens Arctic Oil Tanker Route To China
Shipping

Russia Opens Arctic Oil Tanker Route To China

By Elina Ganatra and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Russia sent its second-ever crude oil shipment east through the Arctic Circle toward China, a route that could one

November 8, 2022
Total Views: 2450

Thursday, November 3, 2022
Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
Shipping

U.S. Crude Exports to Asia at Record High

By Arathy Somasekhar and Muyu Xu HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Deliveries of U.S. crude oil to Asia are set to touch a record 1.8

November 3, 2022
Total Views: 3248

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
cosco containership
Shipping

U.S. Urged Against Controlling Stake in COSCO’S Bid for Hamburg Terminal

By Humeyra Pamuk MUNSTER, Germany, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The United States “strongly suggested” that there be no controlling interest by China

November 2, 2022
Total Views: 2109

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Olaf Scholz Suggests Europe Should ‘Diversify’ By Selling More Ports To China
Ports

Olaf Scholz Suggests Europe Should ‘Diversify’ By Selling More Ports To China

by Andreas Rinke (Reuters) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday stressed the need for Europe to diversify its relations to ensure it is not dependent on

October 27, 2022
Total Views: 2170

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
China Shipping Containers
Ports

Hamburg Port Sale To China Unleashes Protest

While NATO and most of the international defense community – including US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and US Transportation Command General Van

October 26, 2022
Total Views: 4935

Chinese vessels at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea
News

Philippines Proposes Maritime Encroachment Law Aimed At China

by Karen Lema (Reuters) A lawmaker in the Philippines has reintroduced legislation to prevent maritime and airspace encroachment by Chinese vessels, by

October 26, 2022
Total Views: 3743

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
cosco containership
Ports

Germany Unlikely To Block China Port Buy

By Christian Kraemer (Reuters) – Germany may allow China’s Cosco to take a smaller stake than originally planned in a Hamburg port terminal, in

October 25, 2022
Total Views: 1055

Monday, October 24, 2022
Costa Cruises Pulls Asia Trips Amid China’s Covid Zero Policy
Cruise Ships

Costa Cruises Pulls Asia Trips Amid China’s Covid Zero Policy

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corp. that aimed to cater to the Chinese market, is canceling all future Asia departures

October 24, 2022
Total Views: 1687

Sunday, October 23, 2022
Port Of Hamburg
Ports

EU Warned Germany Against China Port Buy

by Markus Wacket (Reuters) The European Commission warned the German government last spring not to approve an investment by China’s Cosco into

October 23, 2022
Total Views: 7511

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos
Shipping

Shipping Woes to Squeeze China’s Soybean Stocks

By Naveen Thukral and Dominique Patton SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Oct 18 (Reuters) – China’s soybean stocks are set to tighten further as delays

October 18, 2022
Total Views: 2495

Monday, October 17, 2022
lng carrier
Shipping

China Halts LNG Sales to Foreign Buyers to Ensure Own Supply

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China told its state-owned gas importers to stop reselling LNG to energy-starved buyers in Europe and Asia in order to

October 17, 2022
Total Views: 1406

Monday, October 10, 2022
cnooc-lng-terminal
Shipping

China’s Dependence On LNG Imports Worries Leaders

China's leaders worry that the country is too dependent on imports of liquefied natural

October 10, 2022
Total Views: 3078

Sunday, October 2, 2022
China Oil Tankers In Port
News

China Boosts VLSFO Marine Fuel Exports

China has issued its biggest fuel-export quota this year which will allow a lot more VLSFO marine grade fuel to reach the market.

October 2, 2022
Total Views: 892

Tuesday, September 27, 2022
port of shanghai yangshan at dusk
Shipping

China Warns Waning Global Demand Is Top Threat to Trade

(Bloomberg) — Overseas demand for goods from China is weakening as the global economy slows, warned a senior Chinese commerce ministry official, though

September 27, 2022
Total Views: 2284

Thursday, September 22, 2022
china cosco ship
Ports

Hamburg Port Backs COSCO Terminal Acquisition Over German Government’s China Concerns

By William Wilkes and Arne Delfs (Bloomberg) — Hamburg Hafen und Logistik AG said the German government shouldn’t block a Chinese acquisition of a

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 1043