China Shipping

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

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Ports

Global Supply Chain Crisis Round Two Could Be ‘Bigger Than Last Year’

By Brendan Murray, Ann Koh and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) China’s stringent rules to curb Covid-19 are about to unleash another wave of summer chaos on supply

April 26, 2022
Total Views: 4662

Monday, April 25, 2022
Shipping

China’s Bunker Sales Show How Congestion Is Reshaping Demand for Ship Fuel

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Port congestion in China is prompting more vessels to refuel at the country’s ports as the worsening Covid-19 outbreak

April 25, 2022
Total Views: 3942

Saturday, April 23, 2022
USS Abraham Lincoln deploys from San Diego
Navy

Japan’s Foreign Minister Promises A Stronger Military During Visit To US Aircraft Carrier

ABOARD USS LINCOLN, April 23 (Reuters) – Japan’s foreign minister promised his country would bolster its military to help the

April 23, 2022
Total Views: 3038

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Shipping

Brazilian Meat Exporters Face Hurdles Shipping Through Shanghai

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, April 20 (Reuters) – Brazil’s ABPA, a lobby group representing large pork and chicken processors like JBS SA and BRF SA,

April 20, 2022
Total Views: 1850

News

China Bunker Fuel Sales Plunge

By Muyu Xu (Reuters) China’s exports of marine fuel in March plunged 15% from a year ago, customs data showed on Wednesday, owing to high prices and

April 20, 2022
Total Views: 6638

Monday, April 18, 2022
Shipping

China’s Economy Expands More Than Forecasted in Q1, But Risks to Outlook Abound

BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) – China’s economy grew at a faster than expected clip in the first quarter, official data showed on Monday,

April 18, 2022
Total Views: 1436

Friday, April 15, 2022
Shipping

Shippers Seek Alternatives to Southeast China Ports Hit By Covid Lockdowns

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – As supply chain uncertainty at China’s key port cities drags on, shippers are hunting for alternative cargo options

April 15, 2022
Total Views: 1574

Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Shipping

China’s Imports Drop, Export Growth Slows on Covid Lockdowns

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s imports unexpectedly fell in March and export growth slowed, with Covid lockdowns disrupting port

April 13, 2022
Total Views: 1157

Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Shipping

Covid Testing in South China Could Bring More Export Limitations

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – The Shanghai lockdown is delaying shipping schedules in South China and bringing down spot rates. And now

April 12, 2022
Total Views: 1374

Monday, April 11, 2022
Ports

477 Bulkers Are Stuck Waiting To Enter China

By Ann Koh and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) Dotting the sea off Chinese ports are 477 bulk cargo ships waiting to deliver resources from metal ore to grain into

April 11, 2022
Total Views: 14310

Saturday, April 9, 2022
Defense

Philippines’ Duterte, China’s Xi Call For Restraint In South China Sea

MANILA, April 9 (Reuters) – Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need to exercise restraint to

April 9, 2022
Total Views: 3077

Thursday, March 31, 2022
World’s Largest Electric Cruise Ship Sets Sail in China
Cruise Ships

World’s Largest Electric Cruise Ship Sets Sail in China

By Katrina Nicholas (Bloomberg) — The world’s largest electric cruise ship has made its maiden voyage, settling back into port in Yichang in

March 31, 2022
Total Views: 3982

Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Shipping

Ukraine War and China’s COVID Lockdowns Add to Supply Chain Problems

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Global supply strains that started to ease in early 2022 are worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in

March 29, 2022
Total Views: 1396

Thursday, March 24, 2022
Shipping

China’s Covid Lockdowns Worsen Shipping Port Jams

By Ann Koh and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — Congestion in the key Chinese ports of Shenzhen and Hong Kong due to Covid-19 lockdowns has risen to the

March 24, 2022
Total Views: 2799

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Shipping

China-Europe Rail Containers Find New Routes By Sea to Avoid Russia

By Ann Koh and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — More than a million containers set to ride 6,000-plus miles of railway linking Western Europe to Eastern

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 4400

Friday, March 18, 2022
Defense

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Taiwan Strait Hours Before Biden-Xi Call

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 18 (Reuters) – A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taiwan’s

March 18, 2022
Total Views: 4670

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Shipping

Trucking Delays and Ship Queues Grow in China Amid New COVID Lockdowns

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – Forwarders have warned of landside logistics disruption in China from the latest round of Covid-related lockdowns,

March 16, 2022
Total Views: 1578

Ports

New Omicron Curbs Bite Chinese Ports

By Joe Brock (Reuters) The queues of container ships outside major Chinese ports are lengthening by the day as COVID-19 outbreaks in manufacturing export hubs

March 16, 2022
Total Views: 1713

Tuesday, March 15, 2022
China Medical Swab Test
Ports

China’s COVID Curbs Hit The Supply Chain

By Brenda Goh and Josh Horwitz (Reuters) – Manufacturers of everything from flash drives to glass for Apple iPhone screens are warning of shipment

March 15, 2022
Total Views: 1243

Monday, March 14, 2022
Will A New Iron Curtain Fall On Shipping?
Shipping

Will A New Iron Curtain Fall On Shipping?

by Tinglong Dai (TheConversation) Francis Fukuyama, the American political scientist who once described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “end of

March 14, 2022
Total Views: 3113