Asia

A warning has been issued by ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) following two attacks on vessels in the port of Batangas, Philippines.

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping wholly-owned SPVs Fortune Wuxi and Fortune Suzhou have entered into the Memorandums of Agreement and bareboat charters for two oil tankers.

The Chinese Ministry of Transport (MOT) signed agreement with maritime authorities from Hong Kong and Macao for maritime cooperation in Guangdong-HongKong-Macau Great Bay area.

Mawan Smart Port project, the leading project on smart port development by China Merchants Port (CMP), has entered into test operations.

IMC’s Aurora Tankers has taken delivery in the first of eight IMO 2 MR tankers from CSSC Shipping.

The downward trend of the tanker market is expected to continue for the remainder of 2020 according to analysts Maritime Strategies International (MSI).

Swire Shipping has taken delivery of its second 2,400 teu newbuild containership into its fleet.

China’s three major shipbuilding indexes all declined in the first seven months of this year.

Japan Marine United (JMU) has re-opened its Ariake yard after bringing Covid-19 cluster under control.

With the recent maiden call of Thorsky, Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) welcomed another new service -- the FAR Shipping Gulf Service – 1 (FGS-1).