Tag: containerships

Zulu Associates has released designs for autonomous, zero emission, short sea vessels featuring wind blades, set to sail in the North Sea. 

James Hookham, Secretary General and Director of the Global Shippers Forum, advocates for a a more customer-centric culture that would help establishing a robust relationship for carriers to invest in the expenses associated with digitalization and decarbonization.

According to media reports, China has revealed the design of the world's largest nuclear-powered container ship.

A Maersk vessel will enter the first methanol-enabled service in February, on the AE7 string connecting Asia and Europe, which includes port calls in Shanghai, Tanjung Pelepas, Colombo and Hamburg with Ningbo, China, being its first destination.

A new report released at the margins of COP28 by UMAS, details the annualised total costs of zero emission container vessels and the cost difference on a per container basis for transpacific and coastal ships under different fuel pathways.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC for its 2,500 TEU feeder design with methanol propulsion, as part of a joint development project. 

The Cook Labor Government has unveiled the preferred design and location for a new container terminal in Kwinana. 

The Q4 2023 Shipping Market Overview & Outlook from BIMCO has been released which features an analysis of the container shipping market regarding supply and demand.

Two consecutive months of growth in the management of goods handled at Valenciaport’s docks. After accumulating half a year of negative records, the Statistical Bulletin of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) shows in October (and for the second consecutive month in 2023) positive data.

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is investing over half a billion dollars into a container terminal in the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka.