Regions

Tianjin Southwest Maritime and Jiangnan Shipyard have signed shipbuilding contract of two 98,000 cu m VLECs for Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical.

Xiamen ITG Group Corporation plans to purchase 100% stake equity of Baodarun (Xiamen) Investment from its controlling shareholder ITG Holding to grow its dry bulk shipping business development.

Salvors have managed to board the stricken VLCC New Diamond which suffered a serious fire following a boiler room explosion on 3 September off Sri Lanka that left one dead.

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

Under the banner of ‘It’s time to talk’, Seatrade Maritime today announced it is an integral part of Posidonia Web Forum Week 2020.

Six new services linking Fujian ports in China with Asia and Europe have been as part of the Silk Road Maritime International Forum.

In a surprising turn of events, President Donald Trump signed a Presidential order extending an existing oil drilling ban off the Florida Gulf coast, out 10 years, to 2032.

The Middle East’s largest maritime event, Seatrade Maritime Middle East, today (announced that it will be a virtual event from 14-16 December 2020 – with a return to a physical event planned for 2021.

Investigations by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) say the Master of the Wakashio which grounded off Mauritius had deviated from its course to try and find an internet signal.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) schemes could well generate a new income stream for beleaguered offshore contractors, according to Oslo-based analyst, Rystad Energy.