November 13, 2009

Qingdao: Asia will account for the majority of single hull tankers plying international waters after the IMO phase out deadline expires in 2010. Intertanko’s ... [full story]

Qingdao: In a historical first, six major US West Coast ports and two western railroads came together at the World Shipping Summit (WSS) in Qingdao, ... [full story]

London: The Baltic Dry index jumped 5.5 per cent to 3,954 points yesterday as China’s huge demand for iron ore and coal has intensified ship ... [full story]

Weihai: One of China’s premier engine makers, Weichai Power, has been engaged by domestic shipping line, CSC Chongqing Changjiang National Shipping, to develop a new ... [full story]

Singapore: South Korea’s STX Pan Ocean has said that it is issuing convertible bonds worth US$200m. 
The bonds will mature in five years and will ... [full story]

Qingdao: Container alliance CKYH has reached a collective decision to seriously cut back the speeds of its boxships. Announced by COSCO’s Capt Wei Jiafu towards ... [full story]

Qingdao: Next year’s COSCO-organised World Shipping Summit will be held in the southern Chinese port city of Guangzhou. The seventh edition of the so-called “Davos ... [full story]