Tag: containerships

An MSC containership grounded off Batam after departing Singapore. According to reports, there are no injuries and the vessel is now sitting on an even keel.

As Sea-Intelligence informs the expectation that carriers would use the Chinese New Year (CNY) as an opportunity to blank a substantial number of sailings, did not materialize as much.

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has clinched a US$2.05 billion order to build 12 methanol-propelled very large container ships from a European shipper.

The Panama Canal reports that on 30 January the container vessel CAPE KORTIA, while moving towards the PSA port in the Pacific, reported a fire outbreak in the engine room.

MPC Container Ships (MPCC) and INERATEC have signed an agreement for the supply of synthetic Marine Diesel Oil (MDO) made from biogenic CO2 and renewable hydrogen, with delivery set to start in 2024.

On January 25, a man died after falling onboard a containership at the Port of Los Angeles, as the LA Fire Department informed. 

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will issue a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) that addresses issues commenters raised in response to the Unreasonable Refusal to Deal or Negotiate with Respect to Vessel Space Accommodations proposed rule issued last September.

According to Sea-Intelligence, carriers were able to bring scheduled capacity down by -18% during the Chinese New Year (CNY) period.

A Tanzanian cargo ship sank on January 24, in a jetty in the southern Iranian port of Assaluyeh, as state media reported.

In Malaysia, a boy was reportedly locked inside a shipping container from Bangladesh’s Chittagong. While at first there were suspicions of human trafficking, these were dismissed after an investigation by the police.