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

Friday, October 10, 2014
Chinese Fisherman Killed In Clash With South Korean Coast Guard
News

Chinese Fisherman Killed In Clash With South Korean Coast Guard

The captain of a Chinese fishing boat died after a scuffle with a South Korean coast guard officer who fired a pistol

October 10, 2014
Total Views: 56

Valemax Iron Ore Carrier Docks at China Port After Deals
News

Valemax Iron Ore Carrier Docks at China Port After Deals

A giant iron-ore freighter owned by Vale SA was allowed to dock at a Chinese port last week, Reuters data showed, the first since the Brazilian miner signed

October 10, 2014
Total Views: 134

Tuesday, September 30, 2014
cscl venus containership
News

China Gives Four Shipping Lines $293 Million to Upgrade Fleets

China has given four shipping lines including China Cosco 1.8 billion yuan ($293.3 million) in subsidies to encourage them to retire and upgrade their vessels,

September 30, 2014
Total Views: 51

Monday, September 22, 2014
Cosco Counting On Fuel-Efficient Ships to Cut Costs, Revive Profit
Shipping News

Cosco Counting On Fuel-Efficient Ships to Cut Costs, Revive Profit

China Cosco Holdings Co., the container shipping line that posted three annual operating losses, said adding more fuel-efficient vessels will help cut costs

September 22, 2014
Total Views: 40

Friday, September 12, 2014
Vale and China’s Cosco Agree to Iron Ore Shipping Deal
Shipping News

Vale and China’s Cosco Agree to Iron Ore Shipping Deal

Brazilian miner Vale SA reached a deal with China Ocean Shipping Co (Cosco) for transporting iron ore, a move that could help the Brazilian miner resolve a

September 12, 2014
Total Views: 71

Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Ships of Chinese Coast Guard are seen near Chinese oil rig Haiyang Shi You 981 in the South China Sea
Shipping News

Vietnam Says Chinese Vessels Attacked Fishermen Near Paracels

Vietnam demanded compensation after Chinese boats allegedly rammed and robbed its fishing boats and beat some members of their crews, fanning tensions already

September 10, 2014
Total Views: 22

Thursday, September 4, 2014
Titan Quanzhou Shipyard Co
News

China Publishes First “White List” of 51 Shipyards

China has released its first "white list" of 51 shipyards that it deems worthy of favourable policy support, as the world's largest shipbuilder strives to

September 4, 2014
Total Views: 162

Wednesday, September 3, 2014
COSCO Zhoushan
News

China Outlines Plan to Modernize Shipping Industry

China published a set of guidelines to support and develop its shipping industry on Wednesday, sending shares in shipping firms such as China COSCO and China

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 22

Friday, August 29, 2014
rongsheng heavy industries shipyard shipbuilding
Shipbuilding

China Rongsheng to Announce Restructuring Amid Exponential Losses

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, the country's largest private shipbuilder, said its first-half net loss widened more than ten times as shipowners

August 29, 2014
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
cosco
Shipping News

China COSCO Poised for 2015 Profit

The tide may be turning for state-backed shipping company China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd as a slower influx of new vessels and an uptick in global trade begin to

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 33

Friday, August 22, 2014
Trucker Strike Disrupts Operations at China’s Ningbo Port
Ports

Trucker Strike Disrupts Operations at China’s Ningbo Port

Thousands of truck drivers went on strike over salary and haulage rates in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo this week, and a logistics firm said on Friday

August 22, 2014
Total Views: 60

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Qinhuangdao Coal Port Seen as Economic Barometer, Set for Record Supply
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Qinhuangdao Coal Port Seen as Economic Barometer, Set for Record Supply

Qinhuangdao, home to China’s largest coal port that’s been called an indicator of Asia’s biggest economy, is set for record commodity deliveries over the

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 28

Thursday, August 7, 2014
China to Build Lighthouses on Five Isles in Defiance of US Call
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China to Build Lighthouses on Five Isles in Defiance of US Call

China plans to build lighthouses on five islands in the South China Sea, state media reported on Thursday, in defiance of calls from the United States and the

August 7, 2014
Total Views: 56

Wednesday, August 6, 2014
West Texas Intermediate crude
News

WTI Swings Near Six-Month Low Before Chinese Data

West Texas Intermediate crude swung between gains and losses near a six-month low before trade data that will signal the strength of the economy in

August 6, 2014
Total Views: 47

Friday, August 1, 2014
three river gorges dam
News

World’s Most Powerful Dam Stonewalls Coal Shipments to China

Record production of hydropower from China’s Three Gorges and newer dams is displacing so much coal that rates to transport it have plunged to about record

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 85

Thursday, July 17, 2014
Chinese Ships Make First RIMPAC Naval Drill Appearance In Decades
Shipping News

Chinese Ships Make First RIMPAC Naval Drill Appearance In Decades

After 43 years of watching the world’s largest multinational naval exercises take place off Hawaii, China has the second-largest fleet at the U.S.-led drills

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 59

Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Hai yang Shi you 981
News

China’s Deepwater Drilling Rig Finds Oil Off Vietnam

By John Ruwitch and Nguyen Phuong Linh SHANGHAI/HANOI, July 16 (Reuters) – A Chinese oil rig has finished drilling near the disputed Paracel islands in

July 15, 2014
Total Views: 130

Thursday, July 3, 2014
Ships of Chinese Coast Guard are seen near Chinese oil rig Haiyang Shi You 981 in the South China Sea
News

China Seeks Great Maritime Power Status After Centuries of Retreat

Almost a century before Christopher Columbus discovered America, Zheng in 1405 embarked on a series of voyages with ships of unrivaled size and technical

July 3, 2014
Total Views: 88

Monday, June 30, 2014
Tugs support a bulk carrier arriving at an iron ore terminal. File image: Shutterstock/tcly
News

Dry Bulk Shippers Stand to Gain as China Closes Mines

Iron ore prices, heading for a second straight quarterly loss, will rebound as the daily closure of mines supplying high-cost output in China boosts demand for

June 30, 2014
Total Views: 56

Thursday, June 26, 2014
China: Second Oil Rig Starts Drilling in South China Sea
Offshore

China: Second Oil Rig Starts Drilling in South China Sea

China said one of its oil rigs has arrived in its drilling location in the South China Sea, more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the coast of

June 26, 2014
Total Views: 123