China Shipping

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

Saturday, December 4, 2021
Cargo ship Guangdong Port
Maritime Security Incidents

Lithuania’s Goods Barred From Entering Chinese Ports

By Milda Seputyte (Bloomberg) –Lithuania’s dispute with China escalated after local media reported that goods from some of its companies were

December 4, 2021
Total Views: 3059

Monday, November 29, 2021
China Submarine Model Ship
Navy

As China Menaces Taiwan, The Island’s Friends Aid Its Secretive Submarine Project

By Mari Saito (Reuters) – For more than two decades, Taiwan tried to buy a fleet of modern conventional submarines to fend off an existential threat –

November 29, 2021
Total Views: 38301

Saturday, November 27, 2021
SAGAMI BAY, Japan – The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer, JS Kurama (DDH 144), leads ships from the JMSDF during the Fleet Review rehearsal. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dominique Pineiro)
Maritime Security

Japan Plans To Double Military Spending In Rush To Bolster Air And Sea Defenses

By Tim Kelly TOKYO,(Reuters) – Japan plans to add $6.75 billion to its already record annual military spending in a rush to bolster air

November 27, 2021
Total Views: 1681

Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Longshoremen China
Shipping

China’s Covid Zero Policy Towards Seafarers Escalates Supply Chain Crisis

By K. Oanh Ha and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) —China’s increasingly extreme Covid Zero policies are standing in the way of a full recovery for the

November 24, 2021
Total Views: 2919

Tuesday, November 23, 2021
BRP Sierra Madre
Navy

Philippines Busts Chinese Coast Guard Blockade

by Neil Jerome Morales (Reuters) Navy vessels from the Philippines successfully completed a resupply mission on Tuesday at a South China Sea outpost, its

November 23, 2021
Total Views: 4081

Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Cargo ship Guangdong Port
Shipping

Off The Grid: Chinese Data Law Adds to Global Shipping Disruption

By Jonathan Saul and Eduardo Baptista LONDON/HONG KONG, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Ships in Chinese waters are disappearing from tracking systems following the

November 17, 2021
Total Views: 5300

Monday, November 8, 2021
China Builds Mockup of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers at Missile Target Range
Defense

China Builds Mockup of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers at Missile Target Range

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING, Nov 8 (Reuters) – China’s military has built mockups in the shape of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and other U.S.

November 8, 2021
Total Views: 13229

Sunday, November 7, 2021
Containers are seen at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Shipping

China Posts Record Trade Surplus in October As Exports Surge

By Bloomberg News(Bloomberg) –China posted a record monthly trade surplus in October as exports surged despite global supply-chain disruptions.

November 7, 2021
Total Views: 1210

Friday, October 15, 2021
Containership Traffic Jam in Southeast Asia Worst Since April
Ports

Containership Traffic Jam in Southeast Asia Worst Since April

By Kevin Varley and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Typhoon Kompasu has resulted in the worst container shipping traffic jam in months, one that now

October 15, 2021
Total Views: 4741

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
yantian port china
Shipping

China’s Exports Surged to Record in September as Demand Outweighs Power Crisis

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s exports surged to a new monthly record in September as strong demand ahead of year-end holidays and rising

October 13, 2021
Total Views: 683

Friday, October 8, 2021
yantian port china
Shipping

China’s Energy Crisis Is Hitting Everything From iPhones to Milk

By Jeff Sutherland and Tom Hancock (Bloomberg) — The hit from China’s energy crunch is starting to ripple throughout the globe, hurting everyone from

October 8, 2021
Total Views: 3355

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
Shipping

China Power Crisis to Kick Off Global Race for Coal

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s power crisis looks set to spur it to import more coal from a wider range of producers, putting it into

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 3137

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
Shipping News

China’s Electric Grid Stumbles Under Shipping Shortage

by Debby Wu (Bloomberg) China’s energy crisis is shaping up as the latest shock to global supply chains as factories in the world’s biggest exporter are

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 3354

yantian port china
Shipping

Container Shipping’s Latest Shock: Blackouts in China

By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) – Factories in at least ten Chinese provinces have either cut output or closed temporarily this month,

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 63447

Monday, September 27, 2021
China Condemns Britain for Taiwan Strait Warship Mission
Defense

China Condemns Britain for Taiwan Strait Warship Mission

BEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) – China strongly condemned Britain on Monday for sailing a warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying it was behavior

September 27, 2021
Total Views: 2080

Friday, September 24, 2021
port of los angeles
Shipping

Transpacific Spot Rates Ease Ahead of China’s Golden Week Holiday

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – There were signs of a silver lining finally beginning to appear for beleaguered US shippers this week, after the

September 24, 2021
Total Views: 790

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
COSCO Shipping Unit Takes Minority Stake in Favored Hamburg Container Terminal
Ports

COSCO Shipping Unit Takes Minority Stake in Favored Hamburg Container Terminal

The port operations arm of COSCO Shipping will buy a minority stake in Port of Hamburg’s Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), the main calling point for

September 22, 2021
Total Views: 1084

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
German Navy Frigate F 217 Bayern
Navy

China Denies German Navy Port Entry

by Emma Thomasson (Reuters) China has denied a German warship entry into a local harbor, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

September 15, 2021
Total Views: 5181

Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Typhoon Chanthu Shanghai
Marine Weather

Shanghai And Ningbo Start Reopening After Typhoon Chanthu

(Bloomberg) –Shanghai is restarting flights and some container port operations as weakening Typhoon Chanthu heads slowly out to sea. Shanghai’s

September 14, 2021
Total Views: 730

Monday, September 13, 2021
Ports Close As China Upgrades Typhoon Chanthu To ‘Highest Level’
Marine Weather

Ports Close As China Upgrades Typhoon Chanthu To ‘Highest Level’

Zhejiang province upgraded its emergency response to Chanthu to the highest level on Sunday, closing ports as well as suspending air and rail

September 13, 2021
Total Views: 3076