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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Argentina Nabs Two Chinese Ships on Illegal Fishing Charges
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Argentina Nabs Two Chinese Ships on Illegal Fishing Charges

By Shane Romig BUENOS AIRES–Argentina’s coast guard has detained two Chinese ships as it steps up efforts to prevent illegal fishing in its waters.

December 26, 2012
Total Views: 55

Friday, December 21, 2012
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News

Hits Keep on Comin’ for the Dry Bulk Market, Chinese Coal Imports May Almost Disappear in 2013

Chinese demand growth for imported coal will almost halt next year before shipments contract in 2014 as the nation’s improving transport network allows

December 21, 2012
Total Views: 56

Monday, December 17, 2012
Press Releases

Rickmers-Linie Pulls Trigger on Two Multi-Purpose Newbuilds from China

Rickmers-Linie is to take delivery of two 20,000dwt newbuildings in 2015, built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. Both of these multi-purpose vessels

December 17, 2012
Total Views: 22

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Shipbuilding

Is Keppel Buying Into China?

Keppel Corp., the world’s biggest oil-rig builder, may consider buying a yard in China as the nation boosts offshore drilling to meet rising energy

December 17, 2012
Total Views: 91

Sunday, December 9, 2012
Canadian Government Approves CNOOC Takeover of Nexen
Offshore

Canadian Government Approves CNOOC Takeover of Nexen

HONG KONG–Cnooc Ltd. (CEO), China’s largest offshore oil-and-gas producer by capacity, confirmed Saturday that the Canadian government approved

December 9, 2012
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Chinese Fishing Vessels “Accidentally” Cut Seismic Streamers in South China Sea
Offshore

Chinese Fishing Vessels “Accidentally” Cut Seismic Streamers in South China Sea

(Bloomberg) — Chinese fishing vessels accidentally cut the cables of a Vietnam Oil & Gas Group seismic ship doing work in Vietnam-controlled waters

December 4, 2012
Total Views: 122

Monday, December 3, 2012
Vale: Global Iron Ore Demand “Far From Peaking”

Vale: Global Iron Ore Demand “Far From Peaking”

RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian mining giant VALE SA (VALE, VALE5.BR) believes global demand for iron ore is “far from peaking,” though growth in

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 17

Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Mr. Zhang Ye President of Shanghai Shipping Exchange
News

Shanghai Shipping Exchange Looks to Challenge the Baltic

(Bloomberg) — Shanghai Shipping Exchange introduced dry-bulk and oil-tanker indexes in a challenge to a 268-year-old London bourse that sets freight

November 28, 2012
Total Views: 57

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
China’s Aircraft Carrier: How Big a Step Forward?
Interesting

China’s Aircraft Carrier: How Big a Step Forward?

By Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins Two months after China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning was commissioned, and a year and a half after it began sea

November 27, 2012
Total Views: 110

Monday, November 26, 2012
China Lands Jet on New Aircraft Carrier [VIDEO]
Navy

China Lands Jet on New Aircraft Carrier [VIDEO]

BEIJING–China has passed a landmark in the development of its first fully functional aircraft carrier with the first successful landing of a jet fighter

November 26, 2012
Total Views: 69

Tuesday, November 20, 2012
CSCL to Sell One Fifth of Total Container Capacity

CSCL to Sell One Fifth of Total Container Capacity

HONG KONG–China Shipping Container Lines Co. (2866.HK), or CSCL, plans to sell a fifth of its shipping containers for US$358.6 million to raise cash and

November 20, 2012
Total Views: 46

Monday, November 19, 2012
Rongsheng Heavy CEO: “There is a need to shift our focus to the offshore and marine business”
Offshore

Rongsheng Heavy CEO: “There is a need to shift our focus to the offshore and marine business”

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. said a new offshore-energy equipment unit may generate 50 percent of its orders over

November 19, 2012
Total Views: 52

Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Beijing Wields Big Stick on Valemaxes

Beijing Wields Big Stick on Valemaxes

BEIJING–Brazilian miner Vale SA has spent around $2 billion on a fleet of huge ships to carry its iron ore from Brazil to China. The problem: China

November 13, 2012
Total Views: 46

Monday, November 12, 2012
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News

Maersk CEO: China’s Evolution into a Consumer Economy Will be “Very, Very Positive for Us”

(Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container shipping line, is betting that China will evolve into a consumer

November 12, 2012
Total Views: 57

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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Finance

China COSCO Reports $243 Million Quarterly Loss, Still it’s Better than Last Year

SHANGHAI–China Cosco Holdings Co. (1919.HK), the country’s largest shipping company by fleet size, said Tuesday its third-quarter net loss narrowed

October 30, 2012
Total Views: 81

Monday, October 29, 2012
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News

DNB Predicts Capesize Rates to Double in 2013

(Bloomberg) — Rates to ship dry-bulk raw materials by sea are recovering after a four-year slump as Chinese demand for iron ore surged to the highest

October 29, 2012
Total Views: 104

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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News

COSCO CEO: “We’re Only Beginning to See Signs of Recovery”

(Bloomberg) — China Cosco Holdings Co., the nation’s largest listed shipping company, said the industry will expand as Chinese economic growth

October 23, 2012
Total Views: 190

Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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News

Chinese Shipping Rivals Cooperate Amid Global Downturn

SHENZHEN–Shipping giant China Cosco Holdings Co. (1919.HK, 601919.SH) is teaming up with its Shanghai-based archrival to jointly operate major domestic

October 17, 2012
Total Views: 63

Tuesday, October 16, 2012
South Korean Coast Guard Cutter
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Chinese Fisherman Shot To Death by Coast Guard

(Bloomberg) — A Chinese fisherman died from injuries sustained in a South Korean coast guard raid after his vessel entered South Korean waters in the

October 16, 2012
Total Views: 69

Friday, October 12, 2012
Offshore

Call It Senkakudiaoyu? China & Japan Agree To Share Vast Offshore Oil Reserve

China and Japan sat down for talks and agreed to jointly develop a natural gas field under the East China Sea, defusing a dispute between Asia’s

October 12, 2012
Total Views: 195