China Shipping

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

Friday, March 8, 2019
bulk carrier underway
Ports

Ports That Boomed on China May Never Be the Same as Trade Shifts

By Shruti Date Singh (Bloomberg) — An industry that saw dramatic growth in the decade before Donald Trump took office is now concerned his

March 8, 2019
Total Views: 44

Thursday, March 7, 2019
Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Shipping News

Sinopec May Ink 20-Year LNG Deal with Cheniere When Trade Spat Ends

By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE, March 6 (Reuters) – China Petroleum and Chemical Corp plans to sign a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with

March 7, 2019
Total Views: 31

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Shipping News

Sinopec May Ink 20-Year LNG Deal with Cheniere When Trade Spat Ends

By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE, March 6 (Reuters) – China Petroleum and Chemical Corp plans to sign a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
lng carrier
Shipping News

Opinion: American LNG, Oil and Coal to China via Mexico

By Albert A. Melvin (Opinion) – The USA, China, and Mexico have an excellent trans-Pacific trade opportunity that can greatly benefit all three

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 101

Monday, March 4, 2019
container shipping,
Shipping News

U.S., China Said Near Deal That Could End Most U.S. Tariffs

By Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — The U.S. and China are close to a trade deal that could lift most or all U.S. tariffs as long as Beijing follows

March 4, 2019
Total Views: 21

Friday, March 1, 2019
general cargo bulk ship
Shipping News

Busiest U.S. Grains Port Swamped by Flooding as Exporters Await China Deal

By Julie Ingwersen and Karl Plume – March 1 (Reuters) – Flooding and ice buildup on key rivers in the U.S. Midwest has stalled the movement of

March 1, 2019
Total Views: 44

Monday, February 25, 2019
China’s LNG Imports Rise To Record High
Shipping News

China’s LNG Imports Rise To Record High

by Meng Meng (Reuters) – China’s liquefied natural gas imports in January rose to a record as an increase in residential heating demand during the

February 25, 2019
Total Views: 41

Thursday, February 21, 2019
Royal Navy Warship Upsets China
Defense

Royal Navy Warship Upsets China

by Andy MacAskill (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday admitted that talk by its defense minister of deploying a warship in the Pacific had complicated the

February 21, 2019
Total Views: 93

Thursday, February 7, 2019
File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
Shipping News

Long, Strange Trip: How U.S. Ethanol Reaches China Tariff-Free

By Chris Prentice and A. Ananthalakshmi NEW YORK/KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Reuters) – In June, the High Seas tanker ship loaded up on ethanol in Texas

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 34

Friday, February 1, 2019
dry bulk ship, bulker
Shipping News

Dozens of Bulk Vessels Stuck Off China Ports Amid Customs Delays -Data, Sources

By Henning Gloystein and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Dozens of ships carrying coal and iron ore to China are stuck outside ports waiting

February 1, 2019
Total Views: 116

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
evergreen terminal port of la
Shipping News

Rush to Beat Trump Tariffs Turns Into Another Headwind for China

By Enda Curran and Shawn Donnan (Bloomberg) — Warehouses in southern California are full to bursting with Chinese goods rushed across the Pacific ahead

January 30, 2019
Total Views: 74

Thursday, January 24, 2019
offshore wind farm
Offshore

China’s Old Oil Guard Tap Offshore Expertise to Dabble in Wind

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s offshore oil and gas experts are dipping their toes in wind power, bringing their experience working on the

January 24, 2019
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
lng carrier
Shipping News

Trade War Cools U.S. LNG Exports to China in 2018

Jan 9 (Reuters) – The number of U.S. liquefied natural gas vessels that went to China in 2018 fell by around 20 percent from the prior year as the

January 9, 2019
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, January 8, 2019
ship emissions
Shipping News

China Bans Discharge from Open-Loop Scrubbers in Some Waters

For now, the ban applies only to wash water discharges in inland ECAs, port waters in domestic emission control areas, and in Bohai Bay, but a full ban on

January 8, 2019
Total Views: 91

Monday, January 7, 2019
shipping container port
Shipping News

U.S. Sees Trade Deal Within Reach as China Dispatches Top Aide

By Andrew Mayeda, Kasia Klimasinska and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration expressed optimism it can reach a “reasonable”

January 7, 2019
Total Views: 20

Thursday, December 13, 2018
soybeans
Shipping News

U.S. Confirms China Soybean Purchase, But No Clarity Over More Sales

By Julie Ingwersen and Humeyra Pamuk CHICAGO/WASHINGTON Dec 13 (Reuters) – U.S. government officials on Thursday hailed China’s first meager

December 13, 2018
Total Views: 26

Monday, December 10, 2018
lng carrier
Shipping News

Huawei Arrest Keeps U.S.-China LNG Spat Alive, Developer Says

By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — The arrest of a top Chinese technology executive means the tariff war that ensnared liquefied natural gas may not have

December 10, 2018
Total Views: 33

Thursday, November 29, 2018
lng carrier
Shipping News

China Gas Boom Opens Free Market Cracks for Trucks and Ships

By Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — So you want in on China, the world’s fastest-growing gas market? It would have been virtually impossible last

November 29, 2018
Total Views: 29

Friday, November 23, 2018
China’s Export Boom to the U.S. Seen Coming to an End in January
Shipping News

China’s Export Boom to the U.S. Seen Coming to an End in January

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — A recent surge in exports from China to the U.S. is set to turn into a slump in January as tariffs imposed on Chinese

November 23, 2018
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, November 13, 2018
container ship underway at sea
Shipping News

Shipping Remains ‘Cautiously Optimistic’, But Wary of Protectionism

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Protectionist trade policies are continuing to spook the global maritime sector, although a newly released report

November 13, 2018
Total Views: 62