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, October 28, 2017
Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
News

Russia’s Arctic Yamal LNG Project to Send First Cargo to China

By Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) — Russia’s Yamal LNG, set to be the world’s biggest Arctic producer of liquefied natural gas, plans to send

October 28, 2017
Total Views: 104

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
shipping containers
News

China to Take 70 Percent Stake in Strategic Port in Myanmar – Official

By Yimou Lee and Thu Thu Aung YANGON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – China has agreed take a 70 percent stake in a strategically important sea port in Myanmar,

October 17, 2017
Total Views: 101

Wednesday, October 11, 2017
U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Disputed South China Islands
News

U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Disputed South China Islands

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three U.S.

October 11, 2017
Total Views: 89

Wednesday, September 6, 2017
China's aircraft carrier Liaoning sails into Hong Kong
Defense

China’s Navy Practices ‘Surprise Attack’ Near Korea

by Christian Shepherd (Reuters) – China’s navy and air force has carried out exercises near the Korean peninsula, practicing to defend against a

September 6, 2017
Total Views: 132

Friday, September 1, 2017
offshore drilling rig
News

China Merchants Group Said to Be Exploring Offshore Rig Deals

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — State-owned conglomerate China Merchants Group is exploring acquisitions of offshore rig operators, which have

September 1, 2017
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, August 30, 2017
tianjin port
Ports

China’s War On Smog Shakes Up Ports

By Josephine Mason and Meng Meng BEIJING, Aug 30 (Reuters) – China’s war on smog is shaking up the country’s busiest ports, which handle

August 30, 2017
Total Views: 39

Monday, August 14, 2017
Drillship Leaves Vietnam Oil Block After China Row
Offshore

Drillship Leaves Vietnam Oil Block After China Row

By Matthew Tostevin HANOI, Aug 14 (Reuters) – The drilling ship at the center of a row between Vietnam and China over oil prospecting in disputed waters

August 14, 2017
Total Views: 73

Thursday, August 10, 2017
U.S. Destroyer Challenges China’s Claims in South China Sea
Shipping News

U.S. Destroyer Challenges China’s Claims in South China Sea

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation operation” on Thursday, coming within

August 10, 2017
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Yangzijiang shipbuilding
News

China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Shares Hit Six-Year High as Q2 Profit Jumps

SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (Reuters) – China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd reported a 73 percent increase in second-quarter net profit, helped by

August 8, 2017
Total Views: 137

Monday, August 7, 2017
Globalization Thrives in Asia as Export Revival Buoys Growth
News

Globalization Thrives in Asia as Export Revival Buoys Growth

By Enda Curran and Michael Heath (Bloomberg) — For all the talk of globalization’s retreat amid the mercantilist rhetoric of Donald Trump, it’s

August 7, 2017
Total Views: 27

Saturday, July 29, 2017
Sri Lanka Signs $1.1 Billion China Port Deal
Ports

Sri Lanka Signs $1.1 Billion China Port Deal

by Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez (Reuters) – Sri Lanka signed a long delayed $1.1 billion deal on Saturday to lease its southern Hambantota port to

July 29, 2017
Total Views: 101

Tuesday, July 25, 2017
China Urges Halt to Oil Drilling in Disputed South China Sea
News

China Urges Halt to Oil Drilling in Disputed South China Sea

BEIJING, July 25 (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry has urged a halt to oil drilling in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where Spanish oil

July 25, 2017
Total Views: 77

Monday, July 24, 2017
A labourer works at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China June 15, 2017.
Shipping News

Chinese Shipbuilders Tap Rising Cruise Demand, Rattling European Rivals

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, July 25 (Reuters) – European shipbuilders’ dominance in the $117 billion passengership industry may come under threat as

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 42

Australia: Chinese Spy Ship Spotted Near War Games with U.S.
News

Australia: Chinese Spy Ship Spotted Near War Games with U.S.

(Reuters) – A Chinese spy ship has been detected off the Australian coast near joint war games underway between the United States, New Zealand and

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 58

Sunday, July 23, 2017
Gasoline Exports Surge In China
News

Gasoline Exports Surge In China

(Bloomberg) (Bloomberg) China’s diesel and gasoline exports surged in the first half of the year as a domestic supply glut and slowing demand growth prompted

July 23, 2017
Total Views: 46

Wednesday, July 19, 2017
U.S., China Talks Get Rocky Start as Secretary Ross Assails Trade Gap
Shipping News

U.S., China Talks Get Rocky Start as Secretary Ross Assails Trade Gap

By Saleha Mohsin, Andrew Mayeda and Ye Xie (Bloomberg) — Talks between the world’s two biggest economies got off to a tense start as U.S. Commerce

July 19, 2017
Total Views: 73

Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Commerce Secretary Ross Urges China to Give U.S. Companies Equal Footing on Trade
News

Commerce Secretary Ross Urges China to Give U.S. Companies Equal Footing on Trade

By Saleha Mohsin and Ye Xie (Bloomberg) — China’s maturing economy needs to further open markets to American investors and exporters so they can

July 18, 2017
Total Views: 119

China Says It’s Done Taking Our Garbage
News

China Says It’s Done Taking Our Garbage

By Tom Miles GENEVA, July 18 (Reuters) – China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday that it would stop accepting shipments of rubbish

July 18, 2017
Total Views: 48

Saturday, July 8, 2017
Port workers are seen in front of a shipping vessel unloading its cargo in the port of Banjul
Ports

China, France Bid On Gambian Port Upgrade

By Emma Farge (Reuters) Chinese and French companies are bidding to help Gambia build up its Atlantic port Banjul to be what industry sources say could be a

July 8, 2017
Total Views: 76

Friday, July 7, 2017
China's aircraft carrier Liaoning sails into Hong Kong
Defense

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sails into Hong Kong on Maiden Visit

By Greg Torode HONG KONG, July 7 (Reuters) – China‘s first aircraft carrier sailed into Hong Kong waters on Friday, its latest show of growing

July 7, 2017
Total Views: 135