China relaxes COVID-19 rules for its seafarers returning home 

China is loosening quarantine restrictions overseas for Chinese national crews returning home at the end of…

China lifts foreign ownership limits on ships in Hainan

China will lift limits on foreign ownership of certain shipping firms in the Hainan free trade…

China’s export container shipping index down in March

China’s index of export container transport declined in March, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The…

It’s an act of intimidation — Prime Minister slams China for pointing laser at Australian aircraft  

  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison branded a Chinese navy vessel pointing a laser at one…

China wards off U.S. warship in South China Sea 

  Chinese forces followed and warned away a U.S. warship which entered waters near the Paracel…

Evergreen’s first 24,000 TEU boxshsip launched in China 

  A 24,000 TEU containership ordered by Taiwan’s Evergreen Group has been launched at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding’s…

Liberia, China join forces to bolster maritime safety

  The Liberian Maritime Authority and the Maritime Safety Administration of China have signed a Memorandum…

China debuts new state-owned logistics giant 

  China has launched the newly established state-owned China Logistics Group with investors from the shipowning,…

China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port increases handling charges by 10% 

  China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port is to increase handling charges for loading and unloading by 10% starting…

China seizes Uganda’s only international airport over $207m debt 

  Chinese lenders, the Export-Import Bank of China, also known as Exim Bank, has taken over…

Philippines rejects China’s demand to remove grounded navy ship

  The Philippines will not remove a dilapidated navy ship grounded on an atoll in the…

China increases seafarers’ basic salary by 7% 

  Chinese seafarers’ basic salary is to up 7% starting from the beginning of next year.…