Shipping & Marine
Hong Kong overtakes London to rank as world's second best shipping centre
Hong Kong overtakes London to rank as world's second best shipping centre
However, the city still fall shorts of Singapore’s dominance.
Total port cargo throughput down 0.7% to 65.7m tonnes in Q1
Tonnage of inward port cargo plunged in Singapore, Korea, Japan and Vietnam.
Government urged to cap shipping and maritime tax rate at 8.25%
The move ensures that the local tax regime can compete with international maritime hubs.
Hong Kong inks deal with Shenzen to establish joint marine emissions office
It will provide a unified platform to control air pollution and improve air quality.
Hong Kong to shoulder $2.36b of mega bridge's cost overrun
It is expected to be divided between Hong Kong, the Mainland and Macau.
Total ocean vessel arrivals down 3.5% to 6,784 in Q3
However, total capacity increased 1%.
DHL expands Central Asia Hub in Hong Kong for $3.09b
It will increase capacity to 125,000 shipments per hour.
Hong Kong's total port cargo up 18.9%
Inward port cargo up 23.6% to 40m tonnes.
Hong Kong welcomes world's largest vessel
It is an important landmark in cementing its position as a global port.
Star Ferry's fare increase gets a go-ahead
Fares will be up by 8.9% starting July.
Hong Kong's total port cargo up 26.8%
Total cargo for the past quarter reached 71m tonnes.
Shipping leaders demand access to big data
Firms face severe shortage on big data professionals.
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's throughput growth predicted to improve to -8%
From a previous -10.5%.
Will Hong Kong's OOCL be eaten up by the world's biggest container lines?
OOCL has 2.7% of the world's market share.
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's growth hinges on shipping alliances amidst tough times
NPAT attributable to unitholders drops 18% YoY in 3Q.
COSCO International interim results points to maintenance of profitability
Despite profit attributable to stock holders dropping 28%.
One-off gain keeps Hutchison Port Holdings Trust final dividend of HK18.7cts in line
The boost came from a divestment gain.
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