China Shipping

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

Monday, October 27, 2025
Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang
News

China Analysts Expect US to Ease Export Curbs for Magnet Relief

Chinese analysts expect the US to dial back new export control rules targeting thousands of Chinese firms when presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet this

October 27, 2025
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Bulk Carrier 'Discoverer' unloads U.S. soybeans at the port of Paranagua.REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer
Shipping

Soybeans Rally as US-China Talks Spur Hope for Trade Revival

Soybeans and other grains surged as progress in negotiations between the US and China lifted hopes that the world’s two largest economies were edging toward

October 27, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: An American flag flutters over a ship and shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro California
Shipping

Tariffs Anxiety Prompts US Importers to Place Spring Orders Early

Small importers for large U.S. retailers rushed in China-made strollers and wares meant for spring and are storing the goods in their own warehouses to avoid

October 27, 2025
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trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
News

US, China Talks Sketch Out Rare Earths, Tariff Pause for Trump and Xi to Consider

Top Chinese and U.S. economic officials on Sunday hashed out the framework of a trade deal for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

October 27, 2025
Total Views: 973

Sunday, October 26, 2025
File Photo shows a bulk ship with containership in background
Incidents

Chinese Ship Sinks Off Guangzhou Waters With Two Crew Missing

By Katharine Gemmell Oct 26, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A Chinese-flagged ship has sunk in waters off Guangzhou after colliding with a Singapore-registered

October 26, 2025
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Friday, October 24, 2025
LNG Carrier 'Perle' and "CCH Gas' conducting a STS transfer off the coast of Malaysia
Shipping

China’s Pacific Gas Denies Role in Russian LNG Transfer

A liquefied natural gas tanker off Malaysia that appears to be receiving fuel from a sanctioned Russian vessel is owned by Chinese shipping firm Pacific Gas,

October 24, 2025
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
Energy

Chinese State Buyers Step Back From Russian Oil on Sanctions

Chinese state-owned companies including Sinopec canceled some purchases of seaborne Russian crude after the US blacklisted Rosneft PJSC and Lukoil PJSC, adding

October 23, 2025
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An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
Shipping

China State Oil Majors Suspend Russian Oil Buys Due to Sanctions

Chinese state oil majors have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Moscow's two

October 23, 2025
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The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
Shipping

China Keeps Importing Russian LNG After Dodging New US Curbs

China is pushing ahead with imports of US-sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas, after the White House stopped short of putting additional restrictions on

October 23, 2025
Total Views: 251

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
China’s $1 Billion of Daily US Exports Show Xi’s Bargaining Power
Shipping

China’s $1 Billion of Daily US Exports Show Xi’s Bargaining Power

Six months into Donald Trump’s trade war, the resilience of Chinese exports is proving just how essential many of its products remain even after US levies of

October 22, 2025
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Editorial credit: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

China’s Port Fee Retaliation Lands Lightly on U.S. Carriers

The impact of Chinese port fees on US-owned and operated ships has proved milder than

October 21, 2025
Total Views: 1516

Bulker carrying bauxite unloading at a port in Yantai
Shipping

Commodity Vessels Clog Up China Ports as Fees on U.S. Ships Begin

Waiting times for commodity vessels queued off China’s ports increased to the lengthiest this year, as the geopolitical sparring between Beijing and

October 21, 2025
Total Views: 1516

A National Security Multi-Mission vessel pictured at Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shipbuilding

U.S. Trade Representative Condemns Chinese Sanctions on U.S. Shipbuilding Partners

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is responding to China’s sanctions against companies supporting U.S. shipbuilding revitalization efforts,

October 21, 2025
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Russia, China Finalize Deal to Jointly Develop Arctic Shipping Along the Northern Sea Route
Shipping

Russia, China Finalize Deal to Jointly Develop Arctic Shipping Along the Northern Sea Route

Beijing and Moscow have agreed to jointly develop and commercialize the Northern Sea Route in the Russian Arctic. The deal was signed in the Chinese city of

October 21, 2025
Total Views: 13448

Monday, October 20, 2025
LNG Carrier 'Perle' and "CCH Gas' conducting a STS transfer off the coast of Malaysia
Shipping

China Joins Russia’s Shadow Fleet with First-Ever Dark LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfer

Russia has carried out its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) using so-called “shadow fleet” vessels, teaming up with a

October 20, 2025
Total Views: 17257

Friday, October 17, 2025
Aerial view of a ship drydock in South Korea
Shipbuilding

China’s Sanctions on Hanwha Threaten South Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Ties

China's sanctions on U.S.-linked units of shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean threaten to impact ambitious plans for shipbuilding cooperation between Seoul and Washington

October 17, 2025
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China port
Shipping

US-China Reciprocal Port Fees Signal New Era in Trade Tensions

In a bold escalation of the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, Beijing has implemented retaliatory ‘special port fees’ on American-linked vessels, mirroring

October 17, 2025
Total Views: 911

Thursday, October 16, 2025
Hanwha Philly Shipyard building dock
Shipbuilding

Chinese Sanctions on Hanwha’s US Shipbuilding Units Aim to ‘Coerce’ South Korea, State Dept Says

Chinese sanctions imposed this week on U.S. affiliates of shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean 042660.KSaim to undermine South Korea-U.S. cooperation and "to

October 16, 2025
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An aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

US, UK Ramp Up Pressure on India and China to Cut Russian Oil Imports

Western powers have ramped up pressure on Russia's oil sales amid its war with Ukraine as U.S. President Donald Trump said India would stop buying and Britain

October 16, 2025
Total Views: 282

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
oil tanker
Shipping

China Port Fees Jack-Up Oil Tanker Costs and Cause Market Chaos

China’s retaliatory port levies are exposing oil shipping companies to hefty fees, making them scramble for relevant paperwork, and contributing to delays,

October 15, 2025
Total Views: 1197