Transport and logistics firm DSV Panalpina Corporate has introduced a new intercontinental road freight between China and Europe, offering an alternative to air, rail and sea freight.

China is set to allow 10 ports to resume foreign crew change operations with a new ‘circuit breaker’ mechanism to be implemented, according to an update by Bimco.

Brazilian miner Vale and Ningbo-Zhoushan Port are setting up a joint venture to build, own and operate a terminal Shulanghu port, Zhoushan, Zhejiang province.

Carrier alliance Ocean Network Express (ONE) will launch a new service directly connecting Japan and China to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

China and Greece have pledged to further develop relations between the two countries and jointly work on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group has established China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group Jiangsu Marine (Branch) to run marine-related business.

The VLCC market can look to an expected improvement in US Gulf exports to China over the coming weeks, though uncertainties will kick in by early-November, according to analyst Poten & Partners.

China's Guangzhou Port and Shaoguan city in Guangdong province have signed a cooperation agreement to invest in over RMB1bn ($146.4m) to develop a terminal project at Shaoguan port.

Almost six months after Chinese shipbuilders resumed operations following the country’s extended lockdown, production is starting to return to more normal levels at the world’s largest shipbuilding market.

Container volume at major Chinese ports increased 2.9% year-on-year in mid-August, according to statistics released by the China Ports and Harbours Association.