Shipping News

1. [Signing]On November 7, petrochina International Corporation Limited and China Merchants Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony in Shanghai. The two sides signed a 25-year term charter agreement for two 175,000 m3 LNG carriers.

2. [Law enforcement vessel] On November 8, the 3,000-ton Marine rights enforcement vessel "China Yuzheng 44002" built by China Shipbuilding Group Co., LTD., a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd. was officially handed over to Shenzhen Marine Comprehensive law Enforcement Unit in Guangzhou.

3, [Strategic cooperation] On November 6, China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC) signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Bureau Veritas at the 6th China International Import Expo Forum and Global Procurement Signing ceremony.

4, [Contract] Recently, Greek shipowner George Economou and Yangzhou COsco Shipping Heavy Industry signed a contract for the construction of four 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax bulk carriers. With the latest order, George Economou has placed a total of eight Newcastlemax bulk carriers at the COsco Shipping Heavy Industry in Yangzhou.

5. [Personnel] On November 8, A.P. Moller-Maersk announced the appointment of Silvia Ding, currently Chief Transformation Officer, as the new President of Greater China, effective January 1, 2024.

6.[Delivery] On the morning of November 7, New Era Shipbuilding held the signing ceremony of the 2#7000TEU container ship "CMA CGM EXEMPL ARITY" built for Singapore shipownerEPS, and the 2#7000 container ship was officially delivered to the shipowneroperation.

7, 【LNG】 On November 5, Nantong CIMC Pacific Ocean Engineering Co., Ltd. for CNOOC Energy Development Co., Ltd. built 12,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport refueling ship "Offshore Oil 302" held a launching ceremony in Qidong. The ship is the first LNG transport bunkering vessel in China to pass the classification construction inspection of China Classification Society (CCS).