Shanghai lockdown easing doesn’t mean end to shipping snarlsThe world’s supply chains have taken a battering this year from China’s Zero Covid policy, which has hampered the production and delivery o...
20 May, 2022, 01.16 PM IST
China port congestion leaves everything from grains to metals strandedAdding to the snarl, there were 197 container ships either loading or waiting to load in Shanghai’s combined anchorage with Ningbo, a 17% i...
12 Apr, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
Work comes to a standstill at world’s most important portsNingbo is one of the world’s top container gateways and a crucial part of the global supply chains that connects factories in East China to...
08 Jan, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Ships resume docking at Ningbo port after two-week shutdownThe movement of ships is sparking optimism among shippers that operations will resume soon after no new cases of Covid-19 were discovered.
24 Aug, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
China port curbs to worsen supply of key components to India, othersChina's decision adds to ongoing supply chain disruptions in the region that have severely cut availability of critical parts like semicond...
19 Aug, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
China’s port shutdown raises fears of closures worldwideThe shutdown at Ningbo-Zhoushan is raising fears that ports around the world will soon face the same kind of outbreaks and Covid restrictio...
13 Aug, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Container port in eastern China suspends operation due to COVID-19 caseTwenty-eight container vessels are queuing outside Ningbo Zhoushan port on Wednesday, down from 53 vessels on July 29, data tracked by Refi...
12 Aug, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
China renews 2nd-highest alert for typhoon In-FaAt 5 p.m. on Sunday, the centre of typhoon In-Fa was in the district of Dinghai, Zhoushan city, or at a latitude of 30.0 degrees north and ...
26 Jul, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
Shanghai cancels flights as China braces for Typhoon In-faIn-fa was forecast to hit Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai, on Sunday afternoon, with rainfall of 250-350 millimetres (10 to 14 inches)...
25 Jul, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
Airbus delivers 176 aircraft to China in 2017Last year, one fourth of Airbus' total global deliveries went to China, in what the Airbus China CEO described as "win-win cooperation".
20 Jan, 2018, 05.07 PM IST
China begins construction of world's highest power pylonIt is set to break the world record for the tallest power pylon currently held by China's Damaoshan pylon which stands at 370 meters, also ...
03 Oct, 2017, 07.37 PM IST
- Boeing begins construction of first overseas plant in China
Boeing has started construction of its first overseas facility in the Chinese port city of Zhoushan as part of its plan to produce 737 airc...
11 May, 2017, 10.03 PM IST
Boeing to set up first overseas factory in ChinaBoeing and Chinese aviation manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (COMAC) will start to build a Boeing 737 completion c...
13 Mar, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
China commissions new missile destroyerChinese navy today commissioned a new 4,000-tonne guided missile destroyer which can attack ships and submarines.
16 Jan, 2015, 10.03 PM IST
China in search of naval base for its aircraft carrierYang said elements like geography, the economy and defence will be evaluated and considered for building the aircraft carrier's base.
31 Dec, 2014, 05.20 PM IST
- China commissions 'next-generation' stealth frigate
China today commissioned its "next-generation" stealth frigate, amidst a series of maritime territorial disputes with some of its neighbour...
12 Mar, 2013, 07.45 PM IST
- China plans to build oil reserve base in southwest
China will build a new strategic petroleum reserve in Wanzhou, a district in Chongqing municipality in the southwest, chief of Sichuan Bure...
30 Nov, 2007, 12.06 AM IST