China Shipping

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

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
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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: 98

Thursday, May 16, 2019
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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: 46

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
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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: 44

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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: 68

Monday, May 13, 2019
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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: 48

Friday, May 10, 2019
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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: 29

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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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: 171

Monday, May 6, 2019
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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: 31

Thursday, May 2, 2019
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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: 42

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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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: 302

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: 64

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: 112

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
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Shipping News

U.S. Oil Flowing Freely to China Again

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — It seems Asia’s biggest oil buyer can’t stay away from crude pumped in the world’s fastest-growing supplier for

April 24, 2019
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
china new destroyer Nanchang photo credit REUTERS/Jason Lee
Defense

China Shows Off New Destroyer During Major Naval Parade

By Ben Blanchard QINGDAO, China, April 23 (Reuters) – China showed off the first of its new generation of guided missile destroyers on Tuesday as

April 23, 2019
Total Views: 79

Wednesday, April 17, 2019
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Opinion: China Is Joining the Rush for Arctic Riches

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) — I recently wrote a column on the challenges posed by China both on the South China Sea and globally on the deep

April 17, 2019
Total Views: 92

Friday, April 12, 2019
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Opinion: China Goes Unconventional in Escalating South China Sea Face-Off

By Peter Apps LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) – In early December, a flotilla of two dozen Chinese fishing boats and escort warships sailed to the disputed

April 12, 2019
Total Views: 101

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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Shipping News

Opinion: China’s Targeting Underwater Internet Cables

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) — As the West considers the threat posed by China’s naval ambitions, there is a natural tendency to place

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 117

Friday, April 5, 2019
Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Shipping News

Cheniere Hunts U.S. LNG Export Deals with China, Trade Truce or Not

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — America’s biggest natural gas exporter is ready to sign long-term agreements with buyers in China, the world’s top

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
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Shipping News

U.S. Negotiators Said to See China Push Back on Trade Vows

By Jenny Leonard, Saleha Mohsin and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) — Some U.S. negotiators are concerned that China is pushing back against American demands

March 19, 2019
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
LNG tanker
Shipping News

Trade War Cuts U.S. LNG Exports to China

March 12 (Reuters) – Only one liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel that left the United States in 2019 went to China, Reuters shipping data show, as the

March 12, 2019
Total Views: 42