China Shipping

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

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Baltic Ferry Operator Tallink Looks Past China Turmoil With Bet on Asian Tourists
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Baltic Ferry Operator Tallink Looks Past China Turmoil With Bet on Asian Tourists

  By Ott Ummelas (Bloomberg) — Baltic ferry operator Tallink Grupp AS is benefiting from growing numbers of Asian travelers to Nordic capitals as

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 43

Friday, September 4, 2015
Sinotrans to Merge with China Merchant Group, Report Says
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Sinotrans to Merge with China Merchant Group, Report Says

  By Jasmine Wang (Bloomberg) — Sinotrans Ltd. and Sinotrans Shipping Ltd., controlled by China’s second-biggest commodity-shipping company,

September 4, 2015
Total Views: 91

Thursday, September 3, 2015
Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Soar in August
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Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Soar in August

SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Iron ore exports to China from Australia’s Port Hedland rose 15 percent to 33.9 million tonnes in August from July, as

September 3, 2015
Total Views: 39

China's first aircraft carrier seen in photo Credit: REUTERS/STRINGER
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China Building Two Aircraft Carriers, Taiwan Defense Ministry Says

  By J.R. Wu TAIPEI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – China is building two aircraft carriers that will be the same size as its sole carrier, a 60,000-tonne

September 3, 2015
Total Views: 85

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Chinese Navy Ships Make First Appearance in Bering Sea
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Chinese Navy Ships Make First Appearance in Bering Sea

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Five Chinese Navy ships are sailing in international waters in the Bering Sea off Alaska, the Pentagon

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 68

Friday, August 21, 2015
Troubled Chinese Shipbuilding Group JES Suspends Operations
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Troubled Chinese Shipbuilding Group JES Suspends Operations

Chinese shipbuilding and engineering group JES International says it has ceased operations and production in order to control costs as it struggles with

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 29

Thursday, August 20, 2015
Diver Inspections Kick Off Sewol Salvage Project in South Korea
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Diver Inspections Kick Off Sewol Salvage Project in South Korea

  A team of divers began preliminary inspections of the sunken Sewol ferry in South Korea on Wednesday, marking the first on-site operations in the effort

August 20, 2015
Total Views: 70

Wednesday, August 19, 2015
China’s Huge (and Hard-to-Find) Canal on the Doorstep of America
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China’s Huge (and Hard-to-Find) Canal on the Doorstep of America

  By Michael McDonald (Bloomberg Business) — Deep on the southeastern side of Lake Nicaragua, along a bumpy dirt road that climbs gently through

August 19, 2015
Total Views: 52

China Port Authorities to Tighten Supervision of Dangerous Goods Shipments
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China Port Authorities to Tighten Supervision of Dangerous Goods Shipments

  SHANGHAI, Aug 19 (Reuters) – China’s port authorities will strengthen supervision of dangerous goods shipments following devastating

August 19, 2015
Total Views: 15

Monday, August 17, 2015
Drewry: COSCO, CSCL Merger Could Cause Chain Reaction in China
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Drewry: COSCO, CSCL Merger Could Cause Chain Reaction in China

  By Drewry Shipping Consultants Having blocked the P3 Alliance on competition grounds, China could now merge China Cosco and CSCL and, as a result, cause

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 45

Sunday, August 16, 2015
Death Toll Rises from Tianjin Port Blasts
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Death Toll Rises from Tianjin Port Blasts

  By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The death toll from Wednesday’s blasts at a chemical warehouse in China’s port city of Tianjin has risen to

August 16, 2015
Total Views: 68

Thursday, August 13, 2015
China Detains Warehouse Owners in Investigation Into Tianjin Blasts
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China Detains Warehouse Owners in Investigation Into Tianjin Blasts

  By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China detained the owners of a hazardous- chemicals storage warehouse rocked by deadly explosions in Tianjin as

August 13, 2015
Total Views: 43

WATCH: Massive Explosions Rock China Port City of Tianjin – UPDATE
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WATCH: Massive Explosions Rock China Port City of Tianjin – UPDATE

  By Sui-Lee Wee and Adam Rose TIANJIN, China, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas

August 13, 2015
Total Views: 747

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Tianjin Port Operating Normally Despite Explosions
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Tianjin Port Operating Normally Despite Explosions

  SHANGHAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin is operating as normal after two massive explosions ripped through an

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 19

China Moving Forward with Unmanned Ship Research
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China Moving Forward with Unmanned Ship Research

  The government of China is moving forward with a research project that will explore potential future uses of unmanned ships. China’s Maritime

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
COSCO and China Shipping Group In Merger Talks, Sources Say
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COSCO and China Shipping Group In Merger Talks, Sources Say

  By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) and China Shipping Group are in talks over a possible

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 58

Monday, August 10, 2015
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China Considers Merging CSCL and COSCO in Major State-Owned Overhaul -REPORT

  By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s stocks rallied for their biggest gain in a month amid speculation the government will accelerate mergers

August 10, 2015
Total Views: 40

Thursday, July 30, 2015
Vale to Collect $448 Million from Sale of Four Giant ‘Valemax’ Ships to China
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Vale to Collect $448 Million from Sale of Four Giant ‘Valemax’ Ships to China

  RIO DE JANEIRO, July 30 (Reuters) – Brazilian mining company Vale SA said on Thursday that it expects to receive $448 million from the sale of

July 30, 2015
Total Views: 159

Tuesday, July 28, 2015
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China’s Iron Ore Bargain-Hunting Wins Reprieve for Shipping… For Now

By Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — The bear market in iron ore is sending Chinese steel mills on a bargain hunt and giving shipping companies their best

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 33

Monday, July 27, 2015
China Probing Car Carrier Lines on Antitrust Claims
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China Probing Car Carrier Lines on Antitrust Claims

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s top economic planning agency is investigating allegations of monopolistic practices by shipping lines that move

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 55