China Shipping

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

Monday, April 23, 2018
china home-built aircraft carrier
Defense

China’s First Home-Built Aircraft Carrier Looks Set to Start Sea Trials

BEIJING, April 23 (Reuters) – China first domestically developed aircraft carrier looks set to begin sea trials after pictures appeared on the Chinese

April 23, 2018
Total Views: 31

U.S. China Trade War
News

U.S. Hints at China Truce as World Warns of Trade-War Threat

By Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he’s considering a trip to China amid a trade dispute with Beijing that

April 23, 2018
Total Views: 67

Sunday, April 22, 2018
A Chinese flag is seen in front of the Friendship bridge over the Yalu River connecting the North Korean town of Sinuiju and Dandong in China
Navy

China Navy Drills In Pacific As Tensions Rise

by Adam Jourdan (Reuters) – Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific,

April 22, 2018
Total Views: 31

Friday, April 20, 2018
cosco shipping
News

EU Suspects Tax Fraud at China’s New Gateway to Europe

By Angus Berwick and Renee Maltezou MADRID/ATHENS, April 20 (Reuters) – European Union and Italian authorities are investigating suspected wide-scale tax

April 20, 2018
Total Views: 82

bow
News

U.S. Sorghum Armada Makes U-Turn at Sea After China Tariffs

By Karl Plume and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, April 19 (Reuters) – Several ships carrying cargoes of sorghum from the United States to China have changed

April 20, 2018
Total Views: 55

Saturday, April 14, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech as he reviews a military display of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in the South China Sea
Defense

Xi Presides Over China’s Largest-Ever Naval Operation

by Philip Wen (Reuters) – In full military uniform President Xi Jinping presided over the Chinese Navy’s largest-ever military display on Thursday,

April 14, 2018
Total Views: 127

Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Fitch: Shipping Can Manage US-China Tariffs, But Risks Rising
News

Fitch: Shipping Can Manage US-China Tariffs, But Risks Rising

The container sector and, to some extent, the dry bulk sector would probably be the shipping segments most affected by the recently announced US and China

April 11, 2018
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Taiwanese Coast Guard Ship
Navy

Taiwan Navy Ships Drop Anchor In Nicaragua To Salvage Diplomatic Ties

by Clare Jim (Reuters) A Taiwanese naval “Friendship Flotilla” of warships dropped anchor in Nicaragua on Monday just weeks after China urged Taiwan’s

April 10, 2018
Total Views: 30

Photo of China's PLAN Liaoning aircraft carrier with escort ships underway
Navy

Vanuatu and China Deny Talks of Secret South Pacific Military Base

SYDNEY, April 10 (Reuters) – Vanuatu and China on Tuesday denied a media report that Beijing wanted to establish a permanent military presence in the

April 10, 2018
Total Views: 59

Friday, April 6, 2018
container loading onto ship
Shipping News

Trump Threatens Additional Tariffs on $100 Billion More of Chinese Goods

By Michael Martina and Steve Holland BEIJING/WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) – China warned on Friday it was fully prepared to respond with a

April 6, 2018
Total Views: 27

Thursday, April 5, 2018
Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Shipping News

After Targeting U.S. Farmers, Could China Strike American Shale Next?

By Heesu Lee and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — China’s tariffs in one corner of the energy market signal U.S. shale fields may follow the

April 5, 2018
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, April 4, 2018
container shipping,
News

U.S. Floats Talks After China Strikes Back in Trade Fight

By David Lawder and Michael Martina WASHINGTON/BEIJING, April 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration signaled on Wednesday that

April 4, 2018
Total Views: 33

cargo containers
Shipping News

Tit-for-Tat: China Retaliates with Duties on American Imports

By Michael Martina and David Lawder BEIJING/WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) – China hit back quickly on Wednesday against U.S. plans to impose tariffs

April 4, 2018
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, April 3, 2018
cargo containers
News

China Warns U.S. Not to Open Pandora’s Box, Unleash Trade Ills on World

By Se Young Lee and Yawen Chen BEIJING, March 29 (Reuters) – China warned the United States on Thursday not to open Pandora’s Box and spark a

April 3, 2018
Total Views: 26

Monday, April 2, 2018
China Hammers U.S. Goods with Tariffs as “Sparks” of Trade War Fly
Shipping News

China Hammers U.S. Goods with Tariffs as “Sparks” of Trade War Fly

By Ben Blanchard and Tony Munroe BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) – China has increased tariffs by up to 25 percent on 128 U.S. products, from frozen pork

April 2, 2018
Total Views: 23

Thursday, March 29, 2018
Puelo chemical leak
News

Hazardous Chemical Scare Aboard Containership at Shanghai’s Yangshan Port

Authorities in China responded Wednesday to a dangerous chemical leak on board a containership docked at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China.

March 29, 2018
Total Views: 91

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
china show of force south china sea
Defense

Satellite Snaps Photos of China’s Show of Force in South China Sea

By James Pearson and Greg Torode HANOI/HONG KONG, March 27 (Reuters) – Dozens of Chinese naval vessels are exercising this week with an aircraft carrier

March 27, 2018
Total Views: 90

Monday, March 26, 2018
Military Control of China Coast Guard Adds Edge to Sea Disputes
Shipping News

Military Control of China Coast Guard Adds Edge to Sea Disputes

By David Tweed (Bloomberg) — China’s decision to give its top military body control over the country’s vast coast guard has increased

March 26, 2018
Total Views: 96

Friday, March 23, 2018
U.S. Warship Carries Out Latest Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
Shipping News

U.S. Warship Carries Out Latest Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea

By Idrees Ali and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/BEIJING, March 23 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation”

March 23, 2018
Total Views: 77

Monday, March 19, 2018
ship wake in arctic
News

China Building Arctic Cruise Ship for “Polar Silk Road”

SHANGHAI, March 17 (Reuters) – China has begun building its first polar expedition cruise ship, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday, as the

March 19, 2018
Total Views: 43