According to the statistics released by the China Ports and Harbours Association, container volume at eight major Chinese ports declined 1.4% in late December 2021.

Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) is taking an 80% stake in Hamburg-based Ahrenkiel Tankers and rebranding it as Barber Ship Management.

China’s logistics service provider, Zhonggu Logistics, is planning to purchase a stake in and increase capital investment into Tianjin port.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) vessel Madrid Bridge suffered a container collapse in the Atlantic on 7 January.

CSSC Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding won a record order for the construction of six 174,000 cu m LNG carriers from Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).

As Tianjin tightens travel restrictions from the north eastern Chinese city to combat an Omicron outbreak shipping and supply chain executives will be watching nervously for any impact on its port operations.

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

CSSC Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding received its first shipbuilding order in 2022 from CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping for the construction of one 174,000 cu m LNG carrier.

Infographic from Information Fusion Centre (IFC) summarising boardings and attempted boardings in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait up to 6 January 2022.

The Chinese container carrier, CULines will collaborate with Global Feeder Shipping and Emirates Shipping Line to launch the Vietnam-Thailand-Middle East Express service (VGX) in January.