China outlines blueprint to upgrade shipbuilding sector

China has unveiled a broad blueprint outlining the reform and transformation upgrade needed for the ailing…

ECSA: EU ship recycling list should include third country yards

Third country ship recycling yards should get EU recognition to raise standards worldwide and respond to…

China’s COSCO secures $26bn financing pledge

COSCO Shipping Corporation said policy lender China Development Bank has pledged to provide it with 180…

Port of Virginia sets annual box volume record

The US Port of Virginia set a new annual record for container cargo volume, having handled…

PSA International handles more containers

Singapore-headquartered port operator PSA International saw an increase of 5.5% in volumes as a total of 67.63…

Container volume rises at Saudi port 

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Port recorded an 8% increase in its annual container throughput, which amounted…

Singapore and India’s Gujarat to cooperate on logistics, port technologies

International Enterprise (IE) Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with India’s Gujarat Industrial Development…

Nigeria, China trade hits $9.5bn in 2016

Trade between Nigeria and China stood at 9.5 billion dollars in 2016, according to the Economic…

US Customs postpones more ACE rollouts

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has indefinitely postponed the rollout of several more functions of…

50 companies bid for NNPC’s boat supply

A total of 50 companies recently submitted bids to partake in the provision of sea worthy…

19 drown as boat capsizes in India

The boat’s passengers were returning from the Makar Sankranti celebrations At least 19 people have died…

West African leaders set four-day deadline to resolve Gambia crisis

Leaders meeting at a Franco-African summit in the Malian capital Bamako on Saturdayset Jan. 19 as a…