Tag: world’s largest

APM Terminals announced that its APM Terminals Pier 400 in Los Angeles, has made a new single vessel cargo operations record, as a combined total of 24,846 TEUs loaded and discharged over a 128-hour period.

Singapore terminal operator PSA has achieved a Guinness World Record for the largest shipping container image, the Lion Head. The record was achieved during the commemoration event celebrating the contributions of Tanjong Pagar Terminal to Singapore’s economy.

The 20,170 TEU 'MOL TRUTH' is the first container ship of the 20,000 TEU class deployed for trade between Asia and Europe. The Ultra Large Container Ship is eco-friendly, reducing CO2 emissions up to 50% compared to other container ships.

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of global trade enabler DP World revealed the plans for the development of Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah port in support of the project Saudi Vision 2030.

GE Marine Solutions recently delivered its power take off/power take in solution onboard four of the world’s largest container vessels owned by Maersk Line, Madrid Maersk, Munich Maersk, Moscow Maersk and Milan Maersk, to offer fuel savings and operational flexibility.

MOL announced that a naming ceremony for the MOL FSRU Challenger was held at the Okpo shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Korea, on September 28. This is the first FSRU for MOL to independently build, own and operate.

Hong-Kong based OOCL christened its latest 21,413 TEU containership, OOCL United Kingdom, on 27 September, at Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard, South Korea. The vessel is the fourth in the line of six ordered from SHI.

South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries has confirmed the signing of a USD968 million contract with the Mediterranean Shipping Company, for the construction of six 22,000 TEU ships, to be the world's largest container vessels, upon delivery by the end of 2019.

South Korea eyes the launch of a pilot program to build the world's largest LNG-powered vessel, aiming to boost green shipping and develop associated industries, the country's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Monday.

Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company has ordered eleven 22,000-TEU container ships from South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The news comes exactly after French CMA CGM confirmed orders for nine 22,000-TEUs container ships at two Chinese shipyards.