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Monday, October 26, 2015
U.S. Navy Destroyer to Sail Within 12 Miles of China-Built Artificial Islands in South China Sea
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U.S. Navy Destroyer to Sail Within 12 Miles of China-Built Artificial Islands in South China Sea

  By Andrea Shalal and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy plans to send the destroyer USS Lassen within 12 nautical miles

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 96

Saturday, October 24, 2015
Scary Video Shows Self-Propelled Barge Flip Over in Just Seconds
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Scary Video Shows Self-Propelled Barge Flip Over in Just Seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkiPQy8ZR9M This video was just uploaded to LiveLeak and purportedly happened on a river in China. Unfortunately we have no

October 24, 2015
Total Views: 144

Wednesday, October 21, 2015
carnival cruise ship
Maritime News

Carnival Joint Venture to Launch China’s First Domestic Cruise Brand

  Carnival Corporation on Wednesday announced that it has formed a joint venture in China with the intention to the launch the country’s first

October 21, 2015
Total Views: 12

Monday, October 19, 2015
China’s Lighthouses in Spratlys Beckon Recognition from Passing Ships
Maritime News

China’s Lighthouses in Spratlys Beckon Recognition from Passing Ships

  By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – The next time the United States sends warships by China’s man-made islands in the disputed South China,

October 19, 2015
Total Views: 24

Monday, October 12, 2015
oil tanker
Maritime News

China’s Supertanker Traffic Jam Propels Global Shipping Rates

  By Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — Supertankers hauling crude to China are contending with increased waiting times to unload as some on- land storage

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 13

cscl containership
Maritime News

China’s Price Regulator Says Asian Shipping Lines Cut Fees

  SHANGHAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Asian shipping lines including Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and China Shipping Container Lines have

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 7

Thursday, October 1, 2015
China's first aircraft carrier seen in photo Credit: REUTERS/STRINGER
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Satellite Images May Show China’s First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier

  BEIJING, Oct 1 (Reuters) – New satellite images show China may be building its first indigenous aircraft carrier in the northeastern port of

October 1, 2015
Total Views: 32

Monday, September 28, 2015
Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes
Maritime News

Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes

  (The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 28 (Fitch) China’s slower growth and economic transition will pose

September 28, 2015
Total Views: 0

Thursday, September 24, 2015
China Probing Shipping Companies Over Excessive Fees
Maritime News

China Probing Shipping Companies Over Excessive Fees

  SHANGHAI, Sept 24 (Reuters) – China is probing shipping companies over allegations that they have been levying arbitrary and excessive charges,

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, September 22, 2015
China-Led Joint Venture in talks to Build $1.6 Billion Arctic LNG Carriers
Maritime News

China-Led Joint Venture in talks to Build $1.6 Billion Arctic LNG Carriers

  SHANGHAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – China Merchants Energy Shipping, Sinotrans Shipping and Greek shipping firm Dynagas are in talks to form a joint

September 22, 2015
Total Views: 3

Friday, September 18, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Soars as China Iron Ore Buying Seen Curbing Fleet
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Soars as China Iron Ore Buying Seen Curbing Fleet

  By Alaric Nightingale and Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — A measure of shipping costs for commodities had its biggest two-day gain in almost seven

September 18, 2015
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
cargo ship emissions
Maritime News

China Paves Way for First Emission Control Areas

  China has amended its 15 year-old Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law to tackle shipping emissions for the first time, local media reports. The

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 5

Baltic Ferry Operator Tallink Looks Past China Turmoil With Bet on Asian Tourists
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Baltic Ferry Operator Tallink Looks Past China Turmoil With Bet on Asian Tourists

  By Ott Ummelas (Bloomberg) — Baltic ferry operator Tallink Grupp AS is benefiting from growing numbers of Asian travelers to Nordic capitals as

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 7

Friday, September 4, 2015
Sinotrans to Merge with China Merchant Group, Report Says
News

Sinotrans to Merge with China Merchant Group, Report Says

  By Jasmine Wang (Bloomberg) — Sinotrans Ltd. and Sinotrans Shipping Ltd., controlled by China’s second-biggest commodity-shipping company,

September 4, 2015
Total Views: 33

Thursday, September 3, 2015
Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Soar in August
Maritime News

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Soar in August

SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Iron ore exports to China from Australia’s Port Hedland rose 15 percent to 33.9 million tonnes in August from July, as

September 3, 2015
Total Views: 12

China's first aircraft carrier seen in photo Credit: REUTERS/STRINGER
Maritime News

China Building Two Aircraft Carriers, Taiwan Defense Ministry Says

  By J.R. Wu TAIPEI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – China is building two aircraft carriers that will be the same size as its sole carrier, a 60,000-tonne

September 3, 2015
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Chinese Navy Ships Make First Appearance in Bering Sea
Maritime News

Chinese Navy Ships Make First Appearance in Bering Sea

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Five Chinese Navy ships are sailing in international waters in the Bering Sea off Alaska, the Pentagon

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 16

Friday, August 21, 2015
Troubled Chinese Shipbuilding Group JES Suspends Operations
Maritime News

Troubled Chinese Shipbuilding Group JES Suspends Operations

Chinese shipbuilding and engineering group JES International says it has ceased operations and production in order to control costs as it struggles with

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 7

Thursday, August 20, 2015
Diver Inspections Kick Off Sewol Salvage Project in South Korea
Accidents

Diver Inspections Kick Off Sewol Salvage Project in South Korea

  A team of divers began preliminary inspections of the sunken Sewol ferry in South Korea on Wednesday, marking the first on-site operations in the effort

August 20, 2015
Total Views: 19

Wednesday, August 19, 2015
China’s Huge (and Hard-to-Find) Canal on the Doorstep of America
Maritime News

China’s Huge (and Hard-to-Find) Canal on the Doorstep of America

  By Michael McDonald (Bloomberg Business) — Deep on the southeastern side of Lake Nicaragua, along a bumpy dirt road that climbs gently through

August 19, 2015
Total Views: 13
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