China Shipping

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

Sunday, November 22, 2015
Shinzo Abe and Barack Obama
Navy

Japan May “Assist” US Navy In The South China Sea

By Isabel Reynolds (Bloomberg) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told President Barack Obama he’ll consider sending the country’s maritime forces

November 22, 2015
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RIMPAC 2014
Navy

US Navy To Make Another South China Sea “Visit” In 2015

By Andrea Shalal and David Brunnstrom (Reuters) The U.S. Navy will likely carry out another patrol within 12 nautical miles of artificial

November 22, 2015
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, November 17, 2015
bulk carrier
News

China Merchants in Talks to Acquire Sinotrans & CSC-Caixin

SHANGHAI, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Chinese transport conglomerate China Merchants Group is in talks to acquire logistics group Sinotrans & CSC in the

November 17, 2015
Total Views: 41

Shanghai Port Struggles in Quest to Become Global Shipping Leader
News

Shanghai Port Struggles in Quest to Become Global Shipping Leader

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Five years after it passed Singapore to become the world’s largest container port by throughput, Shanghai is finding it

November 17, 2015
Total Views: 117

Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Drop as Prices Sink
News

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Drop as Prices Sink

  SYDNEY, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Iron ore shipments to China through Australia’s Port Hedland in October fell 9 percent to 30.73 million tonnes

November 4, 2015
Total Views: 46

Thursday, October 29, 2015
World’s Busiest Shanghai Port Logs First Quarterly Profit Fall in Over a Year
News

World’s Busiest Shanghai Port Logs First Quarterly Profit Fall in Over a Year

  SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Shanghai International Port Group Co Ltd, the operator of the world’s busiest container port,

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Subi Reef China Phillipines Dispute
Shipping News

U.S. Rivalry With China Heats Up Over Key Asia Shipping Lane

  By David Tweed and Sangwon Yoon (Bloomberg) — The moment the U.S. Navy sailed a warship into waters claimed by China in the South China Sea it

October 28, 2015
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands
News

China Calls U.S. Challenge Over Island Threat to Regional Peace

  By David Tweed and Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — China said it will take “all necessary measures” to defend its territory after the U.S. sailed

October 27, 2015
Total Views: 42

Monday, October 26, 2015
U.S. Navy Destroyer to Sail Within 12 Miles of China-Built Artificial Islands in South China Sea
News

U.S. Navy Destroyer to Sail Within 12 Miles of China-Built Artificial Islands in South China Sea

  By Andrea Shalal and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy plans to send the destroyer USS Lassen within 12 nautical miles

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 140

Saturday, October 24, 2015
Scary Video Shows Self-Propelled Barge Flip Over in Just Seconds
Interesting

Scary Video Shows Self-Propelled Barge Flip Over in Just Seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkiPQy8ZR9M This video was just uploaded to LiveLeak and purportedly happened on a river in China. Unfortunately we have no

October 24, 2015
Total Views: 224

Wednesday, October 21, 2015
carnival cruise ship
News

Carnival Joint Venture to Launch China’s First Domestic Cruise Brand

  Carnival Corporation on Wednesday announced that it has formed a joint venture in China with the intention to the launch the country’s first

October 21, 2015
Total Views: 40

Monday, October 19, 2015
China’s Lighthouses in Spratlys Beckon Recognition from Passing Ships
News

China’s Lighthouses in Spratlys Beckon Recognition from Passing Ships

  By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – The next time the United States sends warships by China’s man-made islands in the disputed South China,

October 19, 2015
Total Views: 60

Monday, October 12, 2015
oil tanker
Shipping News

China’s Supertanker Traffic Jam Propels Global Shipping Rates

  By Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — Supertankers hauling crude to China are contending with increased waiting times to unload as some on- land storage

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 50

cscl containership
Shipping News

China’s Price Regulator Says Asian Shipping Lines Cut Fees

  SHANGHAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Asian shipping lines including Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and China Shipping Container Lines have

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 68

Thursday, October 1, 2015
China's first aircraft carrier seen in photo Credit: REUTERS/STRINGER
News

Satellite Images May Show China’s First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier

  BEIJING, Oct 1 (Reuters) – New satellite images show China may be building its first indigenous aircraft carrier in the northeastern port of

October 1, 2015
Total Views: 88

Monday, September 28, 2015
Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes
News

Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes

  (The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 28 (Fitch) China’s slower growth and economic transition will pose

September 28, 2015
Total Views: 33

Thursday, September 24, 2015
China Probing Shipping Companies Over Excessive Fees
Shipping News

China Probing Shipping Companies Over Excessive Fees

  SHANGHAI, Sept 24 (Reuters) – China is probing shipping companies over allegations that they have been levying arbitrary and excessive charges,

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 59

Tuesday, September 22, 2015
China-Led Joint Venture in talks to Build $1.6 Billion Arctic LNG Carriers
News

China-Led Joint Venture in talks to Build $1.6 Billion Arctic LNG Carriers

  SHANGHAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – China Merchants Energy Shipping, Sinotrans Shipping and Greek shipping firm Dynagas are in talks to form a joint

September 22, 2015
Total Views: 50

Friday, September 18, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Soars as China Iron Ore Buying Seen Curbing Fleet
News

Baltic Dry Index Soars as China Iron Ore Buying Seen Curbing Fleet

  By Alaric Nightingale and Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — A measure of shipping costs for commodities had its biggest two-day gain in almost seven

September 18, 2015
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
cargo ship emissions
Shipping News

China Paves Way for First Emission Control Areas

  China has amended its 15 year-old Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law to tackle shipping emissions for the first time, local media reports. The

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 33