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Thursday, January 12, 2017
Bulker under construction at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in China
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Setting Sights on High-End Market, China Pledges Support for Shipbuilding Industry

SHANGHAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – China aims to capture up to 40 percent of the global high-end marine equipment market over the years through 2020 while

January 12, 2017
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017
China Can Expect a Surge in Offshore Wind Farms, Goldwind Says
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China Can Expect a Surge in Offshore Wind Farms, Goldwind Says

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s development of offshore wind farms could be set to accelerate, supported by favorable government-backed

January 11, 2017
Total Views: 102

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Wärtsilä-CSSC Joint Venture Opens New Engine Factory in China
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Wärtsilä-CSSC Joint Venture Opens New Engine Factory in China

CSSC Wärtsilä Engine Co Ltd (CWEC), the joint venture company formed between Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has formally opened

January 10, 2017
Total Views: 129

Friday, January 6, 2017
port hedland Photo credit: Pilbara Ports Authority
News

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Hit Record

SYDNEY, Jan 6 (Reuters) – December iron ore shipments to China from Australia’s Port Hedland terminal hit a record 37.4 million tonnes in December,

January 6, 2017
Total Views: 55

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
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News

Maersk Teams Up With E-Commerce Giant Alibaba to Offer Online Booking

SHANGHAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping line, has teamed up with Alibaba to allow customers to reserve space on

January 4, 2017
Total Views: 102

Thursday, December 29, 2016
liaoning aircraft carrier
News

China Welcomes Onlookers as Aircraft Carrier Skirts Japan

BEIJING, Dec 29 (Reuters) – If people want to come and look at China’s first aircraft carrier, they are very welcome, the defence ministry said on

December 29, 2016
Total Views: 62

Monday, December 26, 2016
liaoning aircraft carrier
News

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Enters South China Sea Amid Renewed Tension

By J.R. Wu TAIPEI, Dec 26 (Reuters) – A group of Chinese warships led by the country’s sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South

December 26, 2016
Total Views: 81

Sunday, December 25, 2016
China's first aircraft carrier seen in photo Credit: REUTERS/STRINGER
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China’s Aircraft Carrier to Drill in Western Pacific

BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) – China’s first aircraft carrier will carry out drills in the Western Pacific, in what the navy called part of routine

December 25, 2016
Total Views: 63

Tuesday, December 20, 2016
China Returns Underwater Drone as U.S. Condemns “Unlawful” Seizure
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China Returns Underwater Drone as U.S. Condemns “Unlawful” Seizure

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Dec 20 (Reuters) – China has returned a U.S. underwater drone taken by one of its naval vessels in the disputed South China Sea

December 20, 2016
Total Views: 12

Monday, December 19, 2016
Outrage Aside, U.S. Has Few Reasons to Escalate China Drone Spat
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Outrage Aside, U.S. Has Few Reasons to Escalate China Drone Spat

By David Tweed and Ting Shi (Bloomberg) — For all the outrage after China seized a U.S. naval drone last week, it’s far from clear whether it will

December 19, 2016
Total Views: 74

Ships Off UN Blacklist After China Promises to Halt Use of North Korean Crews
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Ships Off UN Blacklist After China Promises to Halt Use of North Korean Crews

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council lifted North Korean sanctions on five ships after China secured assurances that

December 19, 2016
Total Views: 11

Friday, December 16, 2016
China Snatches Underwater Drone from Military Sealift Command Ship ‘Bowditch’ in South China Sea
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China Snatches Underwater Drone from Military Sealift Command Ship ‘Bowditch’ in South China Sea

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – A Chinese warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by a U.S. oceanographic vessel in the South

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 130

Thursday, December 15, 2016
China Deploying Weapons on Artificial Reefs, Think Tank Says
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China Deploying Weapons on Artificial Reefs, Think Tank Says

By David Tweed (Bloomberg) — China appears to be deploying weapons systems on all seven of the reefs it has reclaimed in the South China Sea,

December 15, 2016
Total Views: 118

Thursday, December 1, 2016
China Launches Titanic Replica Project
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China Launches Titanic Replica Project

by Tom Phillips (TheGuardian) He was one of the key salesmen of New Labour, a Westminster wheeler-dealer whose backstage machinations and silver tongue saw him

December 1, 2016
Total Views: 252

Saturday, November 26, 2016
Hong Kong Port
Ports

China Seizes Troop Cargo In Hong Kong

By Greg Torode (Reuters) Beijing on Friday warned countries against maintaining military ties with Taiwan, after Singaporean armored troop carriers were seized

November 26, 2016
Total Views: 43

Friday, November 25, 2016
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Navy

China Warns That U.S. Naval Patrols Threaten Sovereignty

(Bloomberg) American military vessels and aircraft carried out more than 700 patrols in the South China Sea region during 2015, making China the U.S.’s No. 1

November 25, 2016
Total Views: 47

Thursday, November 24, 2016
China To Build First Overseas Naval Base In Djibouti
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China To Build First Overseas Naval Base In Djibouti

(Reuters) China will boost military ties with Djibouti, strategically located in the Horn of Africa, state media quoted a senior Chinese army officer as saying

November 24, 2016
Total Views: 71

Sunday, November 13, 2016
Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Open for Business With Arrival of First Chinese Ship
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Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Open for Business With Arrival of First Chinese Ship

GWADAR, Pakistan, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief welcomed on Sunday the first large shipment of Chinese goods through

November 13, 2016
Total Views: 163

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Malaysia Turns to China for New Navy Ships
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Malaysia Turns to China for New Navy Ships

By Chris Blake and Shamim Adam (Bloomberg) — Malaysia said it will buy at least four Littoral Mission Ships from China as Prime Minister Najib Razak

November 2, 2016
Total Views: 70

Saturday, October 29, 2016
port of Manzanillo, Colima Mexico
Ports

China To Pump $770 Million Into Another African Port

by Saliou Samb (Reuters) China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) signed a $770 million contract with Guinea’s government on Monday to upgrade the

October 29, 2016
Total Views: 200