Container Ships News


MacGregor's Ship-to-ship compensation system Launched

Feb 23, 2017

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has launched a new crane compensation system for offshore ship-to-ship load transfers, offering substantially larger operating windows as well as safer and faster load transfers. 'This robustly-tested technology…

Tauranga Port Aims to Handle a Million Cargo Containers

Feb 22, 2017

New Zealand's largest freight gateway Port of Tauranga says it is on track to break the country's record for transporting more than one million containers in a single year. 'Our results show the Port of Tauranga is continuing to reinforce its position as the country's premier freight gateway…

Containership Deliveries: Turning A Corner?

Feb 21, 2017

Containership deliveries changed course in 2016, toppling from the record level of 1.7m TEU in 2015 to reach just 0.9m TEU, having previously increased each year between 2011 and 2015, says a report from Clarkson Research Services. If deliveries…

Enerpac Jack-Up Cuts Time for Port Container Crane Heightening

Feb 21, 2017

Jack-Up technology from heavy lifting systems specialist, Enerpac, has been used to successfully cut the time needed for port container crane heightening at Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding (MES) in Japan. The stability of the Enerpac JS500…

US Probe into El Faro Disaster Concludes Public Hearings

Feb 17, 2017

U.S. investigators stood in silence for 33 seconds on Friday as they concluded the public phase of a probe into the sinking of the El Faro cargo ship during a 2015 hurricane, recognizing each crew member aboard who died. The Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigation…

Containership Fire Extinguished in South Africa

Feb 17, 2017

The joint effort undertaken by a Disaster Management team at the Port of Ngqura has helped to avert a potential maritime disaster and ultimately saved the container vessel APL Austria, which caught fire last weekend.  Transnet National Ports Authority…

Troy Container Line Announces FCL Managerial Promotion

Feb 17, 2017

Troy Container Line Ltd., one of American-owned NVOCCs, has announced  the promotion of Leeanne O'Reilly  to FCL Export Manager. With the FCL’s ongoing expansion, the elevation of Leeanne into this vital leadership role is a move seen as essential…

ELA Offshore Develops New Type of Container

Feb 17, 2017

Offshore managed to deliver all required containers from scratch in only 3 months from project kick-off, including design and development up to turnkey delivery on an offshore converter station in the German North Sea. “To come up with the best suitable container type…

Tesla Tech for DP World’s Global Ops

Feb 16, 2017

DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have discussed potential uses of Tesla technology for DP World’s global operations in a meeting at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Topics revolved…

Gateway Distriparks CFS at Krishnapatnam Port starts Ops

Feb 16, 2017

Gateway Distriparks Ltd. (GDL) today informed that the construction of the first phase its Logistics Park & Container Freight Station (CFS) next to the Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal has been completed and after receiving all necessary statutory approvals from the Customs Department…

HMM Volume in Asia-US West Coast Up 55%

Feb 15, 2017

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM)’s Asia-USWC market share has risen to 7.5% in January 2017 - a  2.6% increase compared to the same month last year. HMM announced that its Asia-USWC volume in January 2017 has increased by 55.3% year on year…

Port of Hamburg Resumes Growth Course

Feb 15, 2017

Container throughput achieves 1.0 percent advance in 2016/ Setting a record result for seaport-hinterland rail transport with 2.4 million TEU. In 2016 Germany’s largest universal port achieved a turnaround in seaborne cargo throughput, reaching a total 138…

Evergreen Names Tsai President of North America Agency

Feb 15, 2017

Benjamin Tsai, previously serving as Chief Executive Vice President, has been appointed President of Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corporation, North America General Agents for global ocean carrier Evergreen Line. Roy Amalfitano, President for the last five years…

Work Begins on Virginia International Gateway Expansion

Feb 15, 2017

Work is underway at Virginia International Gateway (VIG) on a $320 million expansion project that will nearly double the terminal’s annual cargo handling capability. The project is the first of two large-scale expansion projects that, when complete…

ABS Introduces Smarter Lashing for Containerships

Feb 14, 2017

ABS, a provider of classification and technical services to the marine and offshore industries, is providing resources that could dramatically improve safety on containerships with the enhanced ABS Guide for Certification of Container Securing Systems (Lashing Guide) and new companion software…

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