Tag: containerships

Bureau Veritas (BV) and shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have announced a Joint Development Project (JDP) on the structural assessment of independent LNG fuel tanks for ultra large container ships.  

On September 11, Global Ports and Hua Xin Container Lines announced a contract to enhance cargo travel between China and Russia.

Britannia P&I Club proposes precautionary measures for the carrying of flexitanks in containers after noting multiple claims stemming from flexitank leaks, particularly linked to loading, stuffing, and filling.

In an effort to increase security and battle organized crime, the Government of Mexico, UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) and the U.S. Embassy have launched the Container Control Programme (CCP) in the port of Manzanillo.

The 9th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC), which deals with the carriage of packaged dangerous goods, solid bulk cargoes, bulk gas cargoes, and containers, will meet in London from 20 - 29 September.

Maersk and Amazon have finalized a 2023-2024 agreement for the transport of 20,000 Forty Foot container Equivalent unit (FFE) containers using green biofuel through Maersk’s “ECO Delivery” ocean product offering.

According to International news, on 3rd September a Turkish container ship ran aground at Cape Ammoglossa, Kos island, Greece.

The Q3 2023 Shipping Market Overview & Outlook from BIMCO has been released which features an analysis of the container shipping market regarding supply and demand.

Maersk's world-first green methanol container vessel has reached the Port of Rotterdam, and it's expected to reach its destination, Copenhagen, in fifteen days, finishing its 21,500-kilometer journey from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea.

DP World has signed a concession agreement with the Deendayal Port Authority to develop, operate and maintain a new 2.19 million TEU per annum mega-container terminal at Kandla in Gujarat on India’s western coast.