Hong Kong port started 2014 on a slightly brighter note with January throughput at its main Kwai Tsing terminals rising 2.8% to 1.56m teu from 1.52m teu in January last year.

Hong Kong is planning to set up an inter-departmental body to provide a one-stop shop for the maritime sector and aims to equal London as an international shipping service hub, local media reported.

A Hong Kong - China cross-border ferry carrying more than 80 airport-bound passengers collided with a containership off Tuen Mun to the west of Hong Kong amid poor visibility in thick fog on Tuesday morning, local media reported.

 Hong Kong is once again innovating and could in fact play a part in helping re-shape national policy in China as regards emissions control.

Hong Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) reported 10% higher volumes lifted for the fourth quarter of 2013 rising to 1.4m teu from 1.3m teu in the same period last year, the company said in a stock market announcement.

The maritime sector saw some mention in Hong Kong's chief executive's policy speech but any policy direction was short on details.

Despite a valiant effort in December with a 5.4% rise in container throughput to 1.96m teu, the port of Hong Kong expectedly saw overall volumes for 2013 fall 3.6% to 22.29m teu compared to 23.12m teu the year before.

More dire predictions have been made about Hong Kong's future as a major port, with reports in local media predicting a likely further fall in business volume next year, after two consecutive years of declines in container throughput and finally...

Hong Kong port's container volumes continued to recover in November, rising 1.8% to 1.93m teu from 1.9m teu in November 2012.

The Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) completed another successful annual general meeting this week with a new chairman being elected for a two-year term.