China Pushes ‘Polar Silk Road’ Into Arctic
China has announced plans to develop Arctic shipping routes through ice opened by global warming....
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This week’s Economist examines Kazakhstan’s part in building a new trans-Eurasian...
The Myth of Arctic Shipping
As the pioneering voyage of the Chinese container ship Yong Sheng through the Northeast Passage...
China Set to Become Largest Net Oil Importer
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that China is likely to become the world’s largest net oil importer as soon as October: The imminent emergence of China as the world’s largest net oil importer has...
Nicaragua Approves Chinese-Built Panama Canal Rival
Nicaragua’s National Assembly has, as expected, approved plans for a Chinese firm to build and run a new waterway to rival the Panama Canal. From José De Córdoba at The Wall Street Journal: Supporters of the 50-year...
Chinese Firm to Build Panama Canal Rival
A Chinese company has been awarded a 100-year, $40 billion contract to build and operate a canal across Nicaragua, competing with the nearly 100-year-old Panama Canal. From Jonathan Watts at The Guardian: The president of the...
Arctic Council Approves China as Observer [Updated]
Wednesday is expected [see update below] to see a decision by the eight member states of the Arctic Council on China’s third bid for observer status. Japan, South Korea, India, the E.U., Greenpeace and others have also...
China’s Arctic Ambitions
China’s appetite for raw materials has become a source of concern from Afghanistan and Mongolia to Peru and Zambia. Now, these tensions appear to have spread to Greenland, where the prospect of Chinese encroachment...
China Bans Foreign Vessels from Waterways
Bloomberg reports China is banning foreign vessels from sailing on its domestic waterways, which are among the busiest in the world. Amid the economic slowdown, the shipping industry was hit by a contraction in trade: Overseas...
Patriot Missiles Found on Shanghai-Bound Ship
Finnish dock workers have discovered 69 Patriot surface-to-air missiles and around 160 tonnes of explosives aboard a British-flagged ship bound for Shanghai. It is unknown where the missiles themselves were to be unloaded:...
Drought Halts Yangtze Shipping
The Yangtze River, which carries 80% of China’s river freight, has been closed to ocean-going vessels in response to historically low water levels. From the AFP: The water level along the lower reaches of the river near...
Reactions to China’s “Dry Canal” Across Colombia
Recent reports of a proposed Chinese-built railway across Colombia, bypassing the Panama Canal, have prompted mixed reactions. The Financial Times noted that responses in Colombian newspaper El Tiempo were “split between...
Australia Arrests Chinese Crewmen Over Reef Ship
Two crewmen aboard the CHinese coal-carrying ship that slammed into the Great Barrier Reef have been arrested, AFP reports: Australian Federal Police swooped on the men who were on board the Shen Neng 1, which rammed into a...
Chinese Ship Slams Great Barrier Reef
A Chinese coal-carrying ship is leaking oil after slamming into the Great Barrier Reef. From AP: The Chinese Shen Neng 1 ran aground late Saturday on Douglas Shoals, a favorite pristine haunt for recreational fishing east of the...
Hijacked Chinese Bulk Carrier Rescued
From Xinhua: A hijacked Chinese bulk carrier and 25 Chinese crew members aboard were successfully rescued at 3 a.m. on Dec. 28, according to Chinese Marine Search and Rescue Center. After the rescue mission, Chinese Foreign...
Efforts Under Way to Rescue Hijacked Chinese Ship (Update)
Somali pirates have captured a Chinese ship in the Indian Ocean, MSN reports: China’s Ministry of Transport said relevant government agencies were making efforts to rescue a hijacked Chinese bulk carrier in the Indian...
China Fast Becoming the World’s Shipyard
Looks like we might soon be adding another superlative to the Chinese economy’s already swollen list. From AFP: “Last year, the order books at Chinese shipyards surpassed those of Japan, to be second only to South...
Xinhua: Increased shipping brings oil pollution
From Xinhua:
Increased shipping, spurred by the country’s expanding economy, is creating unprecedented levels of pollution, a situation China’s Maritime Safety
