COSCO SHIPPING Retains Position as World's Largest ShipownerUK-based consultancy Maritime Strategies International (MSI) recently released its latest shipowner rankings. The rankings are based on the deadweight tonnage of currently operating fleets (excluding orders, offshore assets, or cruise ships) and compare against the same period last year.Measured by deadweight tonnage, COSCO SHIPPING retained its position as the world's largest shipowner. As of August 31, its fleet size has slightly increased to 76.2 million dwt. However, over the past year, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's largest container shipping operator, achieved the most remarkable leap: its operational fleet expanded significantly from 35.5 million dwt to 44.5 million dwt, surpassing Bank of Com...
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About 20% of the world Zhejiang Zhoushan become a world-class ship repair and refitting base Recently, the reporter learned from the zhoushan city party committee propaganda department of zhejiang province was informed that 1-7 months of this year, zhoushan city ship repair 2663, realizing the output value of 12.44 billion yuan, an increase of 21.5%, accounting for more than 35% of the country, accounting for about 20% of the world, and become a world-class ship repair and refitting base. This year, the global shipping market demand continues to grow, Zhejiang shipbuilding industry at full t...
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Canada's Second Largest Container Port Issues Strike Warning Not only are strikes planned at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, but the Port of Montreal (Montreal), Canada's second-largest container port, is also under threat of a strike! On September 27th, the union representing dockworkers at the Port of Montreal issued a 72-hour strike notice, and dockworkers will be on strike at two Termont Montreal-owned terminals - the Viau and Maisonneuve terminals - starting at 7:00 a.m. on Monday (30th), with the strike likely to last until Thursday. The local union, which is affiliated ...
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China's first heavy icebreaker, new intelligence revealed!Recently, Wu Gang, a Chinese ship design master and chief expert of the 708 Research Institute under China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, introduced that the research and design work of China's first heavy icebreaker is being steadily promoted by the 708 Institute. Once put into use, the ship can perform long-term missions in the Arctic and Antarctic and reach places that were previously inaccessible. China is comprehensively strengthening the construction of polar scientific research, shipping, security and governance capab...
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The world's largest 24,000 TEU class container ship, the sixth ship of the same series, left the river for sea trials On August 30, the world's largest 24,000 TEU class container ship “OOCL PORTUGAL” (Oriental Portugal) built by Nantong COSCO Shipping Kawasaki Ship Engineering Co. This marks that all six vessels of the same series built by COSCO Kawasaki have left the Yangtze River for sea trial. It is understood that OOCL PORTUGAL is 399.99 meters long, 61.30 meters wide, 33.20 meters deep, with a deck area equivalent to 3.5 standard soccer fields, 220,000 tons deadweight tonnage an...
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2024
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China expects to deliver Asia's largest self-developed and designed rake suction dredger in 2026 The first production ship of 30,000-square-foot-class giant rake suction dredger developed and designed by China Shipbuilding Group's Seventy-Eighth Research Institute is expected to be completed and delivered in the first half of 2026, and the ship will be the largest rake suction dredger in Asia after completion. National ship design masters, China Shipbuilding Group, China Shipbuilding Group Seventy-eighth Research Institute, the chief expert Fei Long recently in the China Shipbuildin...
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Guangzhou Port and Port of Long Beach Conclude Friendship Port Agreement On August 8, Guangzhou Port and Port of Long Beach formally signed the Friendship Port Cooperation Agreement. The number of friendly ports of Guangzhou Port reached 60, ranking the first in China. Guangzhou Vice Mayor Lai Zhihong witnessed the signing. Lai Zhihong said, at present, Guangzhou is giving full play to its leading role as a comprehensive gateway city, comprehensively enhancing the function of international trade center and comprehensive transportation hub, vigorously promoting the construction of internation...
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