China Shipping

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

Saturday, November 3, 2018
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Navy

U.S. Navy Conducts Biggest Ever Japan Defense War Game

By Tim Kelly (Reuters) – U.S. fighter jets darted over the Western Pacific on Saturday as the nuclear powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier joined

November 3, 2018
Total Views: 102

Friday, November 2, 2018
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Shipping News

Trump Said to Ask Cabinet to Draft Possible Trade Deal With China

By Jenny Leonard, Saleha Mohsin and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump wants to reach an agreement on trade with Chinese President Xi

November 2, 2018
Total Views: 19

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China’s Sinopec to Start IMO 2020 LSFO Production in August 2019

Chinese oil giant Sinopec announced on October 18 at a fuel conference in Zoushan, China that it would produce IMO 2020 compliant low sulfur bunker fuels

November 2, 2018
Total Views: 66

Thursday, November 1, 2018
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Shipping News

U.S. Soybean Cargo Heading to China Switches Destination Amid Trade Row

BEIJING, Nov 1 (Reuters) – A vessel carrying soybeans from the United States to China changed its destination to South Korea on Thursday, shipping data

November 1, 2018
Total Views: 97

Thursday, October 25, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping News

Big Oil Woos China With $24 Billion Spree in Old Pirate Lair

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — A Chinese archipelago that served as a pirate’s den in centuries past and was governed by President Xi

October 25, 2018
Total Views: 45

Friday, October 19, 2018
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Shipping News

UK Reminds China of Importance of Maritime Law

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May stressed the importance of international maritime law in a meeting with Chinese Premier Li

October 19, 2018
Total Views: 74

Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Trade War So Far ‘Positive’ for Shipping Companies, But 2019 Looks Less Promising
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Trade War So Far ‘Positive’ for Shipping Companies, But 2019 Looks Less Promising

By Sam Whelan, Asia Correspondent (The Loadstar) – The US-China trade war has seemed “positive” for transpacific shipping lines, so far, with

October 10, 2018
Total Views: 24

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
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Shipping News

Iranian Supertanker Offloads Oil at Storage Facility in China Ahead of U.S. Sanctions

By Chen Aizhu and Meng Meng BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A vessel carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian oil discharged the crude into a bonded storage tank

October 9, 2018
Total Views: 155

Thursday, September 27, 2018
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Shipping News

Qatar Said to See $40 Billion Income Gain From Gas Expansion

By Mohammed Aly Sergie (Bloomberg) — Qatar will generate $40 billion in additional export revenue once it completes its natural gas expansion

September 27, 2018
Total Views: 95

Japanese Carrier Drills with British Warship Heading to Contested South China Sea
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Japanese Carrier Drills with British Warship Heading to Contested South China Sea

By Tim Kelly ABOARD THE KAGA, Indian Ocean, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with

September 27, 2018
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, September 25, 2018
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Interesting

China Denies Hong Kong Port Visit for U.S. Navy Ship Amid Trade Tensions

HONG KONG/BEIJING, Sept 25 (Reuters) – China has denied a request for a U.S. warship to visit Hong Kong, the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city said on

September 25, 2018
Total Views: 92

Thursday, September 20, 2018
Tidal Wave of Chinese Marine Parks Fuels Murky Cetacean Trade
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Tidal Wave of Chinese Marine Parks Fuels Murky Cetacean Trade

By Farah Master HONG KONG, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Eight beluga whales jump in unison out of a bright blue indoor pool, flipping their tailfins and spewing

September 20, 2018
Total Views: 166

Monday, September 10, 2018
China’s Trade Outlook Darkens as Trump Raises Stakes on Tariffs
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China’s Trade Outlook Darkens as Trump Raises Stakes on Tariffs

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s chances of escaping the trade conflict with the U.S. with only minor damage to its economy just got slimmer. On

September 10, 2018
Total Views: 77

Shipping News

Qatargas Signs Major LNG Supply Deal with China

DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Qatargas said on Monday it had agreed on a 22-year deal with PetroChina International Co, a unit of PetroChina Co, to supply

September 10, 2018
Total Views: 25

Friday, September 7, 2018
China Ranks as Top Maritime Nation in the World, Report Says
Shipping News

China Ranks as Top Maritime Nation in the World, Report Says

The study benchmarks the 30 leading maritime nations around the world in four key maritime pillars: shipping, finance and law, maritime technology and ports

September 7, 2018
Total Views: 701

Monday, August 27, 2018
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Shipping News

M/V Underdog Rerouted Amid U.S./China Trade Spat

by Collin Eaton (Reuters) – A vessel hauling a shipment of coal from the United States switched its destination on Friday to South Korea from China,

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 30

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What Caused A Fall In U.S. Crude Exports? Money or Politics?

by Clyde Russell (Reuters) – One of the side effects of President Donald Trump’s escalating trade dispute with China is that U.S. exports of crude

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 32

Friday, August 24, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping News

China’s Unipec to Resume U.S. Oil Purchases After Tariff Policy Change -Sources

By Florence Tan and Meng Meng SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) – China’s Unipec will resume purchases of U.S. crude oil in October after a

August 24, 2018
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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Shipping News

China Shipowners Stop Hauling Iranian Oil as U.S. Sanctions Near

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s shipowners are shunning Iran’s oil, while the OPEC producer is using its own tankers to supply top customers

August 21, 2018
Total Views: 19

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
BP Offloads Last 2 Stranded Oil Cargoes to Shandong Refiner – Sources
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BP Offloads Last 2 Stranded Oil Cargoes to Shandong Refiner – Sources

BEIJING, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Oil major BP on Tuesday offloaded about 1 million barrels of Angolan crude from supertanker ‘Olympic Light’ to an

August 15, 2018
Total Views: 38