China Shipping

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

Friday, July 8, 2022
Environment

Pacific Maritime Security: Does Climate Policy Matter?

by Wesley Morgan (TheConversation) Prime minister Anthony Albanese is hoping his government’s more ambitious climate policy will help reset Pacific relations

July 8, 2022
Total Views: 1359

Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Finance

Biden May Start Easing Trumps’ China  Trade Tariffs

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) Senior US and Chinese officials discussed US economic sanctions and tariffs Tuesday amid reports the Biden administration is

July 5, 2022
Total Views: 1601

Ports

Goodbye China, Hello Deglobalization – Shipping Woes Push USA Factory Boom

American executives are working to deglobalize production in the wake of port bottlenecks, parts shortages, port lockdowns, collapsing Chinese demographics,

July 5, 2022
Total Views: 51015

Monday, July 4, 2022
Chinese  Vessel Snapped In Two By Typhoon Chaba, A Dozen Bodies Retrieved
Incidents

Chinese  Vessel Snapped In Two By Typhoon Chaba, A Dozen Bodies Retrieved

BEIJING, July 4 (Reuters) – Chinese search and rescue officials pulled 12 bodies on Monday from waters southwest of Hong Kong after an

July 4, 2022
Total Views: 6819

Shipping

Russia’s Crude Oil Shipments To Crucial Asian Markets Falter

By Julian Lee Jul 4, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s seaborne crude exports in the seven days to July 1 rebounded from the previous week’s plunge,

July 4, 2022
Total Views: 16403

Saturday, June 25, 2022
Navy

Chinese Military Says U.S. Plane In Taiwan Strait Endangered Peace

SHANGHAI, June 25 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Saturday that the recent fly through of a U.S. maritime plane through the Taiwan

June 25, 2022
Total Views: 16491

Monday, June 20, 2022
Maritime Security

US Rejects China’s Claims Over Taiwan Strait As Concerns Grow

By Peter Martin and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) –Biden administration officials have decided to reject a vague new assertion by China that the

June 20, 2022
Total Views: 10357

Friday, June 17, 2022
China Launches Its First Modern Supercarrier
Defense

China Launches Its First Modern Supercarrier

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) – China launched its third aircraft carrier on Friday, the Fujian, named after the province

June 17, 2022
Total Views: 3825

Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Defense

Taipei Says Taiwan Strait is an International Waterway in Rebuff to China

TAIPEI, June 14 (Reuters) – The Taiwan Strait is an international waterway and Taiwan’s government supports U.S. warships transiting it,

June 14, 2022
Total Views: 4158

Sunday, June 12, 2022
china new destroyer Nanchang photo credit REUTERS/Jason Lee
Maritime Security

China Alarms US With Private Warnings To Avoid Taiwan Strait

By Peter Martin Jun 12, 2022, (Bloomberg) –Chinese military officials in recent months have repeatedly asserted that the Taiwan Strait isn’t

June 12, 2022
Total Views: 5329

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Shipping

China’s Export Boom Fades as Spending Shifts

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — After two years of record exports, Chinese manufacturers are turning downbeat as consumers in their biggest markets curb

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 2603

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Royal Cambodian Navy Officers
Navy

Is China Building A Secret Navy Base Near The Singapore Strait?

A new Washington Post report claims that China’s People Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is building a Navy base in Ream Cambodia, 565 Nautical Miles north of

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 4837

Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Shipping

Maersk Claims First International Relay Shipment in China

Maersk is claiming the China’s first coastal relay of international cargo by a foreign ocean carrier, marking a “milestone” in China’s

May 31, 2022
Total Views: 7741

Friday, May 27, 2022
Shipping

China’s COVID Lockdowns: Is the Shanghai ‘Bullwhip’ Ready to Crack?

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – With Shanghai on the cusp of unlocking its manufacturing and unshackling frustrated container exports, spot rates from

May 27, 2022
Total Views: 1913

Saturday, May 21, 2022
Defense

Biden, S.Korea’s Yoon Vow To Deter N.Korea With Bigger Drills And More Weapons

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and his new South Korean counterpart agreed on

May 21, 2022
Total Views: 1090

A Chinese flag is seen in front of the Friendship bridge over the Yalu River connecting the North Korean town of Sinuiju and Dandong in China
Navy

China Has Militarized Seafarers Says US Navy Report

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Over the many years of reporting maritime news, the idea that China could militarize its commercial maritime fleet has been

May 21, 2022
Total Views: 12210

Friday, May 20, 2022
Shipping

China Quietly Ramping Up Purchases of Cheap Russian Oil

By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) – China is quietly ramping up purchases of oil from Russia at bargain prices,

May 20, 2022
Total Views: 1926

Thursday, May 19, 2022
Shipping

More Russian Oil Heading East Squeezes Iranian Crude Sales to China

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Florence Tan and Chen Aizhu LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) – Iran’s crude exports to China have fallen sharply since the

May 19, 2022
Total Views: 3764

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Shipping

Worker Shortages Snarl Shipping Even as Shanghai Lockdowns Ease

By Ann Koh and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — China appears to be gradually easing its lockdown of Shanghai, but that won’t bring immediate relief to

May 18, 2022
Total Views: 1844

Friday, May 13, 2022
Australia ‘Concerned’ By Chinese Spy Ship Off Its Coast
Defense

Australia ‘Concerned’ By Chinese Spy Ship Off Its Coast

SYDNEY, May 13 (Reuters) – A Chinese intelligence ship was tracked off Australia’s west coast within 50 nautical miles of a sensitive

May 13, 2022
Total Views: 4656