Tag: containerships

Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit has issued an investigation report into a fire onboard the container vessel CMA CGM Paranagua, whilst alongside at Besiktas Shipyard, Türkiye.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has approved Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor's proposal to establish the first international sea cargo container terminal on Lake Michigan, paving the way for the only all-water container route for ocean vessels to serve the greater Chicago metropolitan area via the Great Lakes.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) currently commands a staggering 20% global container market share, with its fleet expected to keep expanding. 

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

On June 23, 2024, Pacific Ocean Engineering (Zhoushan) Co., Ltd. delivered the world's first methanol dual-fuel retrofit container ship, the 950-TEU feeder vessel Eco Umande.

Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG has signed a contract with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), for the construction of four 14,000 TEU container ships.

Euroseas announced that it has entered into a time charter contract for M/V Pepi Star, a newbuilding fuel efficient 1,800 teu feeder containership currently under construction, for a minimum period of 23 to a maximum period of 25 months at the option of the charterer, at a gross daily rate of $24,250.

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has announced plans to consolidate its holdings in Antong Holdings, forming "China Merchants Container Shipping" through a strategic restructuring involving Sinotrans Shipping and Guangzhou China Merchants Ro-Ro Transport.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its annual report on containers lost at sea, showing a significant decrease to 221 containers lost in 2023.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) confirms that major container lines, including CMA CGM and ONE, have moved more container volumes through Singapore in the first five months of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.