Tag: containerships

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has signed agreements with three yards for a total of 20 container vessels equipped with dual-fuel engines.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reportedly added over 400 second-hand boxships to its fleet in the last four years.

The Nautical Institute has drawn lessons learned from an incident involving a feeder container ship, where dysfunctions and fatigue played significant roles in an undocking accident that cost a crewmember's life.

PSA Singapore (PSA) and Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC) have established a joint venture in Singapore, aiming to enhance operational excellence and achieve greater synergies in container operations.

HMM has announced the introduction of South Korea's first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containerships.

Asia-US Container shipping rates remain stable or decline and Panama Canal will permit slot swaps according to ICIS.

Container shipping companies like Maersk, CMA CGM, and COSCO, have ordered hundreds of new vessels in recent years meant to help their industry slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to meet rising demand from customers and regulators around the globe, Reuters reports. 

As the first large vessel in the industry, Maersk Halifax has been converted into a dual-fuel vessel able to operate on methanol.

Rolf Habben Jansen, Hapag-Lloyd's CEO, said on 14 November that he expects continued strength in container shipping volumes, which are driven by global demand for transporting goods and seen as a proxy for trade and a health barometer for the world economy.

According to local reports, containership Dali, involved in the Maryland bridge collapse earlier this year arrived in China for repairs.