China


Monday, July 15, 2019
The motor vessel Triton becomes the largest ship to transit the Expanded Panama Canal
Shipping News

Trade War Hits Panama Canal Revenues

By Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) – The trade tension between the U.S. and China is making waves at the Panama Canal. Cargo from the U.S. to China going

July 15, 2019
Total Views: 101

Wednesday, July 3, 2019
cargo ship
Shipping News

China Recommends Top Security Level for Ships in Malacca Strait

BEIJING, July 3 (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Transport has raised its security recommendation for Chinese vessels in the Malacca Strait, a major

July 3, 2019
Total Views: 41

Monday, July 1, 2019
cssc Guangzhou Shipyard
Shipbuilding

China’s Two Biggest Shipbuilders Plan Merger

HONG KONG, July 1 (Reuters) – China’s two largest shipbuilders are planning to merge, their listed arms said in separate exchange filings on

July 1, 2019
Total Views: 137

Thursday, June 27, 2019
bulk carrier bow
Shipping News

A Ship and Its Crew Gets Caught in US-China Trade Battle

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Some of the people most eager to see a resolution in the U.S.-China trade conflict may be the crew of a ship circling in

June 27, 2019
Total Views: 23

Tuesday, June 18, 2019
port of los angeles
Shipping News

Trade War Concerns Impacting Shipping Confidence

Confidence in the shipping industry has fallen marginally over the past three months, largely as a result of ongoing concern over trade wars and increased

June 18, 2019
Total Views: 23

Thursday, June 6, 2019
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping News

American Oil Keeps Flowing to China Despite Mounting Trade War

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing hasn’t choked off the flow of American oil to China. At least six

June 6, 2019
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Long March-11 rocket takes off from an offshore platform in the Yellow Sea off Shandong
Shipping News

China Launches Space Rocket from Ship at Sea

BEIJING, June 5 (Reuters) – China successfully launched a rocket from a ship at sea for the first time on Wednesday, state media reported, the latest

June 5, 2019
Total Views: 44

Thursday, May 23, 2019
brexit port
Shipping News

U.S.-China Trade Sanctions Will Be Costly But Likely Ineffective: Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – Embargoes are rarely effective in compelling a change in diplomatic behavior because they create substantial

May 23, 2019
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
cargo ships underway
Shipping News

Editorial: Readying for the Maritime Attacks of the Future

By Christopher Porter – When security professionals address threats to transportation security, the discussion usually centers on aviation risks.

May 22, 2019
Total Views: 97

Thursday, May 16, 2019
tanker underway
Shipping News

Tanker Unloads Iranian Fuel Oil in China After Nearly 5-Month Trek

By Roslan Khasawneh and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) – A tanker carrying Iranian fuel oil in violation of U.S. sanctions has unloaded

May 16, 2019
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
liquefied natural gas tanker
Shipping News

China Faces Diminishing Returns With Tariffs on U.S. Commodities

By Pratish Narayanan (Bloomberg) — China’s latest retaliation against U.S. tariffs is set to prove largely benign to commodity trade flows as

May 14, 2019
Total Views: 40

uss decatur south china sea incident
Shipping News

Inside the Close Naval Encounters in the South China Sea

By Derek Wallbank (Bloomberg) — The voice on the radio in the middle of the South China Sea follows a familiar script for Captain Eric Anduze,

May 14, 2019
Total Views: 67

Monday, May 13, 2019
china u.s. trade
Shipping News

China to Slap Tariffs on U.S. Goods Despite Trump Warning

By Makini Brice and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) – China said on Monday it would impose higher tariffs on a range of U.S. goods

May 13, 2019
Total Views: 46

Friday, May 10, 2019
liquefied natural gas tanker
Shipping News

Trade War Cuts U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas Exports to China

May 10 (Reuters) – No liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels that left the United States in March and April have gone to China, Refinitiv Eikon shipping

May 10, 2019
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
china aircraft carrier construction
Defense

Analysts Say Satellite Images Show China’s Construction on Third, Larger Aircraft Carrier

By Greg Torode and Ben Blanchard HONG KONG/BEIJING May 7(Reuters) – Construction of China’s first full-sized aircraft carrier is well under way,

May 7, 2019
Total Views: 162

Monday, May 6, 2019
president trump
Shipping News

Trump Vows to Raise Tariffs on Chinese Goods, Escalating Trade War Tensions

By Ben Blanchard and Jeff Mason BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – China said on Monday that a delegation was still preparing to go to the United

May 6, 2019
Total Views: 30

Thursday, May 2, 2019
nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping News

Pentagon Concerned About China’s Increasing Presence in the Arctic

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) – Deepening Chinese activities in the Arctic region could also pave the way for a

May 2, 2019
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
china navy ships
Defense

China’s Vast Fleet is Tipping the Balance of Power in the Pacific

By David Lague and Benjamin Kang Lim TAIPEI, April 30 (Reuters) – A generation ago, from mid-1995 into early 1996, China lobbed missiles in the

April 30, 2019
Total Views: 275

Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping News

Boxed In: $1 Billion of Iranian Crude Sits at China’s Dalian Port

By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, April 30 (Reuters) – Some 20 million barrels of Iranian oil sitting on China’s shores in the

April 30, 2019
Total Views: 61

Thursday, April 25, 2019
Hanjin Philippines shipyard
Shipbuilding

Philippines Won’t Bar Chinese Proposals for Hanjin Heavy Shipyard Takeover

By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA, April 25 (Reuters) – All offers from potential buyers of a strategically located but debt-laden Philippine

April 25, 2019
Total Views: 107