Tag: containerships

Pacific International Lines (PIL) is accelerating the renewal of its fleet with an order for five 9,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels.

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO, finds that just ten months into 2024, shipyards’ deliveries of container ships have reached a new annual record.

This week, shipping container rates from East Asia and China to the US West Coast rose, reversing a trend that had seen rates fall by almost 36% since July, as late-season holiday demand emerged, according to Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS).

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed an AiP for a 15,300 TEU ammonia powered dual-fuel container ship.

Asyaport, Türkiye's largest container terminal, became the first port in Türkiye to offer shore power to container vessels.

The CMA CGM Group has signed a joint venture agreement with Marsa Maroc to equip and operate for 25 years a 750-meter section of quay and 35 hectares of yard within the Nador West Med container terminal. 

Wan Hai Lines has announced an order for eight new 16,000-TEU methanol-ready container ships, investing more than one billion dollars.

An estimated 2,100 total metric tonnes of suspected hazardous waste packed in containers aboard the MOLIVA container ship returned to Durres.

TT Club, in collaboration with the Container Owners Association (COA), has released a new Stop Loss publication regarding the use of flexitanks for transporting bulk liquid cargoes. 

Hapag-Lloyd raised its full-year earnings guidance citing stronger-than-expected demand and higher freight rates despite increased expenses.