China Shipping

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

Thursday, February 27, 2020
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China’s Top Container Ports Unclog Backlog as Virus Curbs Ease

By Muyu Xu and Shivani Singh BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters) – China’s top container ports are loosening the backlog of cargoes on their docks as workers

February 27, 2020
Total Views: 143

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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Busiest U.S. Port Sees Coronavirus Drag Through Most of 2020

By Richard Clough (Bloomberg) — The shipping industry will remain volatile for most of 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak in China upends the global

February 25, 2020
Total Views: 56

Monday, February 24, 2020
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China Could Use Offshore Wind to Power Entire Coast, Study Finds

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The gusts of wind cascading across China’s seas have the potential to power its populous coastal provinces many times

February 24, 2020
Total Views: 116

Friday, February 21, 2020
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Global Shipping’s ‘Perfect Storm’ to Pass, Veteran CEO Says

By Krystal Chia (Bloomberg) — The global shipping industry has run into very rough waters in 2020 as the virus crisis that’s engulfed China and roiled

February 21, 2020
Total Views: 141

Friday, February 14, 2020
Big Oil Warned Trump Team China Trade Deal Was Unrealistic
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Big Oil Warned Trump Team China Trade Deal Was Unrealistic

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Shawn Donnan and Nick Wadhams (Bloomberg) – Industry leaders privately warned the Trump administration that the U.S. will

February 14, 2020
Total Views: 83

Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Coronavirus Hits China’s Crude Oil, Iron Ore, Coal Imports: Russell

By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Calculating the exact impact on commodity markets from the coronavirus epidemic in China is

February 13, 2020
Total Views: 80

Friday, February 7, 2020
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China LNG Force Majeure Rejected as Virus Chaos Sparks Dispute

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — Two of Europe’s biggest energy companies rejected a Chinese force majeure on liquefied natural gas contracts in

February 7, 2020
Total Views: 73

Thursday, February 6, 2020
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China’s Biggest LNG Importer Suspends Some Contracts as Virus Spreads

By Jessica Jaganathan and Chen Aizhu – SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) – China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), the country’s biggest

February 6, 2020
Total Views: 76

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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Virus Fears Prompt Shipping Restraints on Vessels From China

By Aaron Clark (Bloomberg) — Vessels and trains coming from China are in focus as nations take steps to halt the spread of a deadly coronavirus that

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 63

Monday, February 3, 2020
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VLCC Rates Slump as Coronavirus Hits China Oil Demand

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February 3, 2020
Total Views: 131

Friday, January 31, 2020
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Coronavirus Seen Slowing Scrubber Installs in China

TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Shipping companies may face delivery delays of vessels fitted with exhaust gas filtering equipment that

January 31, 2020
Total Views: 132

Thursday, January 23, 2020
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China Tax Changes Unlikely to Boost Marine Fuel Supply Until Q2

By Roslan Khasawneh and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Chinese oil refiners are unlikely to boost their output of cleaner marine fuels until at

January 23, 2020
Total Views: 74

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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China’s ‘Market Condition’ Caveat on U.S. Agriculture Purchases Adds to Phase 1 Doubts

By Karl Plume and Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Jan 15 (Reuters) – China’s pledge to buy U.S. farm goods based on “market conditions” during

January 15, 2020
Total Views: 29

China Signs ‘Phase 1’ Trade Deal with United States
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China Signs ‘Phase 1’ Trade Deal with United States

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – The United States and China signed an initial trade deal on Wednesday that will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese

January 15, 2020
Total Views: 74

Wednesday, January 1, 2020
The Maritime Stories That Shaped the Decade
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The Maritime Stories That Shaped the Decade

As the 2010’s come to a close, we’re taking a look back at the maritime stories that kept us talking the most these last ten years.  Deepwater

January 1, 2020
Total Views: 880

Tuesday, December 17, 2019
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier departs the port for its ninth sea trial in Dalian
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China’s First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier Enters Service

BEIJING, Dec 17 (Reuters) – China commissioned its first domestically built aircraft carrier into service on Tuesday at a key base on the shores of the

December 17, 2019
Total Views: 331

Monday, December 16, 2019
U.S. Top Trade Negotiator Praises Deal, China Remains Cautious
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U.S. Top Trade Negotiator Praises Deal, China Remains Cautious

By David Lawder and Kevin Yao WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Dec 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator praised a “phase

December 16, 2019
Total Views: 52

Friday, December 13, 2019
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Shipping News

U.S. and China Agree to ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal

By Shawn Donnan, Miao Han and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) –The U.S. and China said they agreed to the details of the first phase of a broader trade

December 13, 2019
Total Views: 58

Monday, December 9, 2019
DNV GL Signs Broad Strategic Cooperation with China State Shipbuilding
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DNV GL Signs Broad Strategic Cooperation with China State Shipbuilding

International classification society DNV GL has entered into a new strategic partnership with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), the world’s

December 9, 2019
Total Views: 130

Thursday, December 5, 2019
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Shipping News

Oil Tankers Idling Off China Hold Key to Shipping Rates

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The fate of at least 15 oil tankers idling off the coast of China holds the key to determining the path of global

December 5, 2019
Total Views: 53