Tag: containerships

It meets ballast treatment system, EEDI rules, MLC 2006 South Korea's Total Marine Services (TMS) has developed a 1,000teu containership that meets ballast treatment system, EEDI rules, MLC 2006 and reduces both building and operation costs.The company said that the recently developed containership has been designed with accumulated technical skills from ultra-large commercial and specialised ships.In March the company also developed an 3,800teu boxship that is expected to give a boost to the development of specialised ships and OSVs.Source: Ship-Technology.com

Best practices on Loss Prevention Nick Milner, Director of Claims at UK P&I Club/ UK Defence Club, is giving a presentation regarding Container Claims; Best practices on Loss Prevention, during the 2nd Annual Safety4Sea Forum, Session 3The 2nd Safety4Sea Forum, a PRO BONO event, successfully completed on 5th of October 2011 in Athens, covering a wide range in QHSE issues.The event has been attended by over 340 delegates at the venue representing more than 170 companies, plus more than 100 persons watching live streaming. The event organized by IBS Marine Consulting Group and sponsored by Aspida Maritime Security, Dorian Hellas, Transmar Shipping and Lloyd's Register and supported by BIMCO, Intermanager, SaveOurSeafarers campaign, Steamship Mutual, Green Award, Cardiff University, ELNAVI, NAFTIKA XRONIKA, Tanker Operator, Shipmanagement International and Marintech NewsFor more information about the Forum visithttp://www.safety4sea.com/forum/2For more information about Safety4Sea visit the official site http://www.safety4sea.com

Face uncertain demand and growing competition from larger vessels Container ships with capacities of 1,000-2,000 20-foot equivalent container units face uncertain cargo demand and growing competition from larger vessels, DVB Bank's Research and Strategic Planning unit said.This sub-sector "will have difficulty in defending its market share in the uncertain economic environment from the increasing number of larger-capacity vessels that will be delivered in the market over the next couple of years," DVB said in a report on the market outlook for small container ships. The report said the global fleet of "handy-size" ships with capacities of 1,000-2,000 TEUs totals 1,277 vessels with 1.8 million TEUs of total capacity.Of these, 1,175 ships are on identifiable trade routes - 785 on intra-Asia or other regional routes, mostly 372 on north-south or secondary east-west services and 18 on primary east-west trade routes. These smaller ships face difficulty from mid-size vessels being pushed into regional trade routes."The accommodation of larger-capacity vessels such as super post-Panamax and post-Panamax vessels in the short-haul regional trades will continue to have a dampening effect on the handy-size sub-sector," the report said.About two-thirds of the handy-size container ship fleet is controlled by independent owners, mostly German interests. Current orders ...

They are among the largest container ships sailing the world's oceans today It was a special event, indeed. At the weekend, the Hamburg shipowner E.R. Schiffahrt christened its first two 13,100 standard container mega carriers in Ulsan, South Korea. At 366 metres long, 48.2 metres wide and 15.5 metres draught, they are among the largest container ships sailing the world's oceans today.The "E.R. Benedetta" and the "E.R. Cristina" are the 100th and 101st ships put into operation by E.R. Schiffahrt, which was founded in 1998. The huge container ships will be commissioned on 29 November and 20 December 2011 and will fly the German flag. There will be two cadets in each of the ship's 20-person crews. "These will be the last ships that we will sail under the German flag for the time being. We are currently waiting to see if the German federal government will continue to contribute to the German Maritime Association," explained Albert Schumacher, CEO of E.R. Schiffahrt. In the past the government has helped ship management companies partially offset some of the competitive drawbacks they face in comparison to ships flying foreign flags via its contributions to the German Maritime Association, but this may cease ...

MV Rena has been stuck for nine days , spilling about 300 tonnes of heavy toxic fuel Salvage teams raced on Friday to resume pumping oil from a stricken container ship which has almost split into two pieces off the New Zealand coast as businesses started to count the cost of the country's worst environmental disaster in decades.The Liberian-flagged Rena has been stuck for nine days on a reef 14 miles (22 km) off Tauranga on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, spilling about 300 tonnes of heavy toxic fuel and some of its hundreds of containers into the sea.Authorities said the 236-metre (775-foot) ship was in a precarious position, as salvage teams prepared to cut holes in the stern to get to the tanks holding more than 1,000 tonnes of fuel."What's holding the vessel together at the moment is the fact she's lying on the reef and some internal structures, companionways, ducting and the like inside the vessel," Maritime NZ spokesman Andrew Berry told a meeting of local residents.The salvage teams are working to install equipment and platforms on the high side of the aft section of the 47,230-tonne ship, which is listing at up to 25 ...

The ship would be able to move during high tide at midnight A container ship ran aground while leaving Chittagong Port adjoining No 1 Green Buoy near Karnaphuli estuary here yesterday afternoon.The Antigua-flagged MV Courier arrived on October 10 to transfer some containers, said Chittagong Port Authority Secretary Syed Farhad Uddin Ahmad.The ship is stuck at one side of the channel, so there is no disruption in vessel movement, he said, adding that the ship would be able to move during high tide at midnight.Source: The Daily Star

The incident took place approximately 70 miles from El Paso The UK P&I Club issues bulletin regarding Calcium Cardide container incident in the USA as follows:A Member of the UK P&I Club reported that a container being shipped on the UP Rail had its doors blown off due to detonation of two drums of Calcium Carbide shipped within the container. The incident took place approximately 70 miles from El Paso, Texas. Below are the IMDG codes for the commodity;Shipping Name: CALCIUM CARBIDEIMO Class: 4.3UN Number: 1402Packing Group: 2Marine Pollutant: DAccording to rail officials, the explosion was likely caused by a spark from the steel drums vibrating during transit.Federal Rail Administration and shipping line surveyors inspected other Calcium Carbide shipments moving under the same bill of lading and found improper stowage in many of the containers.The stowage problems noted below are likely to have contributed to the incident.Several vertical securing bands on drum pallets were found to be loose. A 6"-7" horizontal void space between the wood bracings and drums was found in each container, nothing was preventing the longitudinal movement of the drums or pallets. Lumber for blocking and bracing should be a minimum size of 2"x6". In addition a ...

y reviewed and improved the Guidelines for Container Carrier Structures originally released in 2003 ClassNK has thoroughly reviewed and improved the "Guidelines for Container Carrier Structures" (originally released in 2003) so that it fully reflects the many advances made in both the technology and design philosophy of container ships since 2003.This review has been proceeding in two phases. In Phase 1, the "Guidelines for Direct Strength Analysis" in these Guidelines were revised and released. In Phase 2, which is currently underway, the "Guidelines for Hull Girder Torsional Strength Assessment" and the "Guidelines for Fatigue Strength Assessment" are being reviewed.In addition, it has been released a revised version of the direct strength assessment software which is to be used together with the aforementioned guideline. This revised version closely follows the new revised version of the guideline and also contains a user assistance function designed to guide users through the operation process.Guidelines for Container Carrier Structures - Guidelines for Direct Strength Analysis (Revised Edition) (PDF)Source: ClassNK

Container ships operate faster than the tankers and bulkers, making them more difficult targets Those who ship goods by container have barely been impacted by piracy off East Africa. Container ships have high freeboard and despite slow-steaming by carriers to save on fuel, they operate faster than the tankers and bulkers, making them more difficult targets for pirates.That's the good news for container shippers. The bad news is that piracy is growing, and sooner or later container ships operating from Asia to Europe, or Asia to North America via the Suez Canal, are going to be in the crosshairs of piracy.The news isn't good. According to monitoring body the International Maritime Bureau, pirate attacks were up 36 percent in the first half of 2011.The shipping industry is increasingly alarmed, and with good reason. Listen to the International Chamber of Shipping, which represents 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, in a release on Sept. 28th marking World Maritime Day (which the International Maritime Organization dedicated to raising awareness of piracy).The ICS "is deeply concerned that little real progress is being made towards developing any radical new strategy that will deliver immediate results. The industry seems to be faced with the ...

Rates halve in Q3 amid fears of new recession The container shipping market may remain bleak for the rest of the year, after seeing shipping rates halved in the third quarter, an expert warnedSunny Ho, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Shippers' Council, said part of the reason rates had crashed was that western buyers were tightening their purse strings amid growing fears of global recession.Ho said: "We can't see any major factors that can help stimulate US economic recovery - and Europe's situation is even worse."The emerging markets have grown faster than the European and US markets, but they are unable to make up for the weak demand in traditional markets of Europe and the US."The Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SFCI) for European routes tumbled 56% to an average of $807.86 per teu in Q3 from $1,842.67 in the same period last year.Average container shipping rates from Shanghai to the US west coast fell 40% year on year to $1,639.93.The SFCI serves as a barometer for global trade as it tracks the rates of shipping companies that mainly moves manufactured goods such as shoes, clothes and furniture from the world's factory of China to consumers in western countries.Shares of ...