The Baltic Exchange and TradeFlow Capital Management have completed a pilot escrow transaction on a commodities trade between China and India.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) predicts that maritime trade growth will slow to 2.4%, compared to 2.9% over the past two decades.

Rizhao Port inked cooperation framework agreement with miner Rio Tinto to expand iron ore and supply chain services.

Yangzhou Ryuwa Shipbuilding inked a contract with Hainan Chuangyuan Shipping for the construction of six bulk carriers.

Cosco Shipping, Mitsui & Co, and Saudi Aramco are among nine companies are jointly establishing TradeGo, a digital platform servicing for international bulk cargo trading business.

Shandong Port Group and Vale have signed a MoU for co-operation on iron ore loading and unloading, storage and transshipment.

Cosco Shipping, named Wan Min as the new chairman and communist party secretary of the group, succeeding former chairman Xu Lirong.

Tonnage transported through the Panama Canal rose to historic levels in the October 2020 - September 2021 period.

Chinese Maritime Transport Ltd has entered into shipbuilding contract with Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding for the construction of two 210,000dwt bulk carriers.

China Development Bank (CDB) Leasing is acquiring nine bulk carriers from New Dayang Shipbuilding.