A new service connecting northern Chinese service to Southeast Asia has been launched by four container lines.

China’s National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Transport jointly issued guidelines to speed up Tianjin’s development to be an international shipping hub in north China.

China’s northern port operator Tianjin Port Group and information and communication technology provider Huawei have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop a green intelligent port.

China’s Qinhuangdao Port has inked an agreement to sell its majority stake in its container terminal operator subsidiary at a consideration of RMB559.57m ($81.18m) to its joint venture firm with Tianjin Port Group.

China’s Tianjin Port Development Holdings has reported decreased earnings for the financial year ended 31 December 2015 due to its slowing sales business.

Chinese authorities have detained 12 people over the deadly explosions in Tianjin port on 12 August that have killed around 145 people, reports said.

China’s Tianjin Port has posted an increase in net profit for the six months ended 30 June 2015 while revenue has dropped.