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ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

DNV has granted a Type Approval Design Certificate to CMES-Tech for its new tilting rotor sail, giving China its first domestically developed system cleared under DNV’s wind-assisted propulsion rules.

Importer · 5th December 2025

China unfurls certified rotor sail

Importer · 5th December 2025

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Wind propulsion specialist, bound4blue, has set up new production capabilities in China and announced strategic partnerships to step up adoption of its eSAIL suction sail technology.

Importer · 27th November 2025

bound4blue expands Asian production

Importer · 27th November 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has announced plans to join the top five shipbuilding nations at the country’s Maritime Week in Mumbai event recently, saying “amid global tensions, trade disruptions and shifting…

31st October 2025

India can be “steady lighthouse when global seas are rough” says Modi

31st October 2025

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Anemoi Marine Technologies has opened a major rotor sail production facility in China, marking a significant step toward scaling wind propulsion for the large vessel market.

8th July 2025

Chinese manufacture for Anemoi rotor sails

8th July 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In less than two and a half decades—one generation—China has come to dominate global shipbuilding. The 2020s, and 2024 especially, have been banner years for Chinese shipyards. The country now commands around…

7th March 2025

China eyes Europe’s jewel in the crown

7th March 2025

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

China’s shipbuilding sector continues to dominate the global market, with total vessel orders reaching $123 billion, fueled by rising demand across key shipping segments.

4th February 2025

Chinese shipbuilding booms as vessel orders top $123bn

4th February 2025

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Norsepower, a pioneer in wind-assisted propulsion and the rotor sail market, has launched the world’s first dedicated rotor sail factory in Dafeng, China.

26th November 2024

Norsepower opens first Chinese rotor sail factory

26th November 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Green Marine Fuels and Royal Vopak are teaming up to secure port storage facilities for green methanol in the Chinese ports of Shanghai Caojing and Tianjin Lingang.

13th June 2024

Green Marine and Vopak team up on methanol supply

13th June 2024

LNG

LNG

Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) and HMM have joined forces on the supply of clean marine fuel.

12th April 2024

Shanghai and HMM team up on clean fuel

12th April 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new partnership has been formed to advance China’s intelligent vessel standards and next-gen tug technology.

30th November 2021

Next-gen tug partnership

30th November 2021