Joint Webinar "Tropical Cyclone Forecast - Season 2022" by StormGeo

| Learn more | Typhoon season in the West Pacific has started with the first typhoon Malakas followed by tropical storm Megi in April. What is the forecast for this 2022 seasons? How would the ongoing La Niña conditions affect the number of storms, their tracks and intensity? Across to the Atlantic, what is the story behind the predicted above average hurricane number? For vessels sailing in these basins with active storms, what would be some routing strategies in mitigating the risk? The presenter...

Association Analyst Luncheon 市場分析午餐會

| Learn more | The Association invited Ms. Karen Li (Head of Asia Infrastructure, Industrials & Transportation Research, Co-Head of Hong Kong Equity Research) and Mr. Shawn Ng (Asia Infrastructure, Industrials & Transportation - Asia Pacific Equity Research) of J.P. Morgan to share their thoughts with members on global trade and shipping demand outlook. 2022年6月1日，協會邀請了摩根大通李郁匀女士 (亞太基建, 工業與交通運輸証券研究主管，香港証券研究部聯...

Joint Webinar - "Bringing Shipping Back to Sailing Technology" by Norsepower

| Learn more | Learn more about how Norsepower's proven Rotor Sail Solution harnesses wind to maximize a vessle's fuel effiency. How much benefit does a ship really gain from using Rotor Sails and how easy are they too install and what is the return on investment?

Joint Webinar - MAN Energy Solutions

| Learn more | A MAN Expert Talk Webinar on 2 Stroke Marine Diesel Engines.

Joint Webinar "Power Your Fleet to Energy Savings and Decarbonisation" by Alfa Laval

| Learn more | To learn about their new, innovative, E-PowerPack, which can turn waste heat into electricity. This can help existing ships and newbuildings lower their EEDI, EEXI and CII. The E-PowerPack uses many sources of otherwise wasted heat from the main and auxiliary engines to turn it into useful electricity.

Joint Webinar on Decarbonization and Green Shipping 脫碳和綠色航運網絡研討會

| Learn more | A joint webinar on decarbonisation and green shipping was held by HKSOA, International Chamber of Shipping and Guangdong Provincial Shipowners’ Association. This was the first event held after the signing of a memorandum of cooperation by the three parties during Hong Kong Maritime Week 2021. Participants included many shipping personalists from Europe, Asia, Hong Kong and other parts of China. The webinar discussed issues on environmental regulations and their social responsibility a...

Robotic Hull Cleaning in China

| Learn more | A free HKSOA webinar held on Tuesday 7th December, presented by Neptune Robotics who have pioneered hull cleaning of ships in Chinese ports using robotic cleaners. Robotic hull cleaning machines have proved to be very effective at removing slime, weed, tube worms and barnacles while minimising damage to antifouling paints and can even clean above the waterline. Neptune Robotics are based in Shenzhen and started out cleaning ships in the local ports but have now expanded and are able to...

Association AGM & Annual Cocktail 2021協會會員周年大會暨酒會

| Learn more | The Association held its annual general meeting on 24 November 2021, at the Artyzen Club, Hong Kong. At the meeting, Mr Wellington Koo, of Valles Steamship Co Ltd, was elected Chairman of the Association. Mr Koo succeeded Mr Bjorn Hojgaard, of Anglo-Eastern Univan Group, who stepped down after completing his two-year term as Chairman.Mr Angad Banga, of The Caravel Group Limited, was elected Deputy Chairman, succeeding Mr Wellington Koo. Re-elected as Vice Chairmen were Mr Zhu Jianhui of COSCO...

HKSOA & PWC Joint Seminar on shipping tax issues

| Learn more | The following distinguished PwC experts were invited to talk on the topic: Agnes Wong : Tax Partner – Hong Kong tax Cecilia Lee : Tax Partner – Transfer Pricing Emily Chak : Tax Partner – Hong Kong tax Tiffany Wu : Tax Partner – Transfer Pricing Vivien Lau : Tax Partner – US tax During the Seminar, they have shared their insights on the effect of BEPS 2.0 on shipping groups which covered the following areas: Introduction of overview of Pillar...

Association Table Tennis Tournament and Fun Days

| Learn more | The Association hosted the first-ever “Hong Kong Shipowners Association Table Tennis Fun Day and Tournament” during Hong Kong Maritime Week 2021 on 2-3 November in the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, for both members’ leisure and social networking. Our special thanks to the Sponsors of the event: China Merchants Energy Shipping Company Limited, K C Maritime Hong Kong Limited, and Pacific Basin Shipping (HK) Limited. Our sincere thanks to all the athletes, guests, volunteers...