Beijing: Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis said this weekend that the nation is to order 142 newbuildings in Chinese shipyards and the contracts have all been signed. The orders accounted for more than 60% of the recent global orders of Greek owners, Moussouroulis said. In the next decade, China will remain an important global
Read moreChina has officially rejected the Philippines’ effort to seek international arbitration over conflicting claims to territory in the South China Sea. The Chinese Foreign Ministry noted that the proposal was not only historically incorrect, it was also not legal. They also claimed that there were numerous offensive accusations against China in the proposal. However,
Read moreSpecilaist livestock carriers ‘MV Galloway Express’ and ‘MV Ganado Express’ have been named at the COSCO Shipyard in Guandong, China. These livestock carriers are the first two in a newbuilding programme of four next‑generation livestock vessels, being built for Vroon in Guangdong. The vessels have a cargo capacity of approximately 4,500 sqm and a
Read moreTokyo (ANTARA News) – Three Chinese government ships Saturday entered Japanese territorial waters around disputed islands, Japan`s coastguard said, hours after a veiled US warning to Beijing not to challenge Tokyo’s control. The surveillance vessels sailed in waters around the islands known as the Senkakus in Japan and Diaoyus in China for nearly five
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