China-focussed terminal operator Cosco Shipping Ports  (CSP) seems well on the road to recovery in the ports sector, with overall throughput rising 6.6% to 8.2m teu in August, driven by strong numbers in the Bohai Rim and new growth segments in...

In the wake of the Hanjin debacle, the Hong Kong Container Terminal Operators Association (HKCTOA) said in a press release that it is making "dedicated efforts to take contingency measures to minimise the disruption to the South China supply chain".

The low oil price environment has affected the best intentions of fuel trading group Brightoil Petroleum Holdings to diversify upstream.

In the aftermath of the Hanjin Shipping debacle, and reports that terminal operators have been seeking unreasonably high charges to release these containers to consignees, the Hong Kong Shippers' Council (HKSC) has slammed the moves and is seeking...

Concerns have been raised over the detention of the Hong Kong-flagged capesize bulker Five Stars Fujian which is being held under detention by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) off the port of Gladstone, Australia for breaches of the...

Container throughput at China-focussed port operator Cosco Shipping Ports rose 3.5% in July to 8m teu from 7.2m teu in the previous corresponding period.

The Singapore-driven mass flow metering system (MFMS) is gaining wider acceptance, with ExxonMobil introducing its second independently accredited MFMS in Hong Kong onboard the bunker vessel, Anelly, the company said in a press release.

Dry bulk shipowner Courage Marine has proposed to convert its listing status on the main board of Singapore Exchange (SGX) from a primary listing to a secondary listing, while maintaining its primary listing status on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...

Hong Kong-based minor bulks specialist Pacific Basin Shipping turned to a $49.8m loss in the first half from a $5.8m profit in the previous corresponding period hit by record weak market conditions.

Nexus Underwriting Management (Nexus) has acquired Hong Kong-based marine insurers Beacon Underwriters (Beacon), its first overseas acquisition and one which marks its entry into the marine underwriting business in Asia.