The UK’s Department of International Trade (DIT) and the country’s Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) are teaming up to provide support for British companies preparing to attend China’s largest maritime exhibition, Marintec China, in December.
China’s state-owned bunker supplier Chimbusco revealed that it has secured at least 4m tonnes of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and started initial supplies to all major Chinese ports from bonded storage, ahead of IMO 2020, reports said.
Japan’s NYK has completed a trial on the world’s first autonomous ship, a 70,826-tonne pure car truck carriers (PCTC) Iris Leader, sailing from China to Japan.
China issued the plan to strengthen the nation’s position in transportation sector with an aim to improve infrastructure and expand the logistics network globally.