Container Ships News


Lakes Limestone Trade Skips a Beat in September

Oct 19, 2015

Press release - Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.3 million tons in September, a decrease of 8 percent compared to a year ago.  The decrease came almost entirely at Canadian quarries.  Shipments from the three quarries fell 257…

TOTE: World's First LNG-Powered Containership Delivered

Oct 16, 2015

General Dynamics NASSCO and TOTE announce the delivery of Isla Bella, the world’s first LNG-powered containershipThe culmination of a historic journey in U.S. shipbuilding history ended today with the announcment that General Dynamics NASSCO delivered  Isla Bella…

Ruscon Sees Cargo Boost Despite Russian Downturn

Oct 16, 2015

Though Russian ports have seen a general decline in the number of containers handled, multimodal operator Ruscon reports it has seen its own numbers rise.Ruscon, a subsidiary of Russian container transport company Global Container Service (GCS)…

Ruscon is Russia's Top MTO

Oct 16, 2015

Despite a significant general decline in the number of containers handled in Russian ports, multimodal operator Ruscon has seen its own numbers rise. Ruscon, a subsidiary of leading Russian container transport company GCS, handled 65…

Port of Baltimore Sets Container Record in August

Oct 16, 2015

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore handled a record 86,149 twenty-foot-equivalent units of total container volume in August as shipping volume continued to swell. August volume of total containers, including empties, rose 12.6 percent…

Maersk Ready to Weather any Storm, Says CEO

Oct 16, 2015

Nils S. Andersen chief executive of oil and shipping giant, Moller-Maersk says that his company was prepared to weather the storm to defend its 15 percent share of the global container shipping market, reports CNBC. Of late, the shipping…

Crowley Orders BWT System Retrofits

Oct 15, 2015

Crowley Maritime Corporation has entered into strategic partnership agreement with South Korean-based green technology developer Panasia Co., Ltd. for ballast water treatment systems to be installed during retrofitting of its ATB fleet. The agreement also includes technical services…

Family of Sunken El Faro Crewman Files $100 Mln Lawsuit

Oct 14, 2015

A lawyer for the family of a missing crew member from the El Faro cargo ship, which sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane two weeks ago, said he filed a $100 million lawsuit on Wednesday against the owners of the ship. The lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Lonnie Jordan…

Industry Award for APM Terminal Pipavav

Oct 14, 2015

APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port), one of western India’s fastest growing gateway ports has been awarded the Inland Container Depot (ICD) Preferred Terminal of the year at the 4th edition of the Gujarat Star Awards held in Ahmedabad…

CMA CGM Adds Morrocco Links

Oct 14, 2015

French container shipping company CMA CGM has upgraded its services in Morocco, offering improved connections for the country’s citrus and vegetable exports to key markets including Russia, France, Spainand the UK. 5 maritime services will…

Singapore Bunker Sales, Container Volumes Down

Oct 14, 2015

Singapore’s September bunker fuel sales fell 10.3% in September on month but rose 9.3% on year to 3.85 million mt. The port of Singapore has recorded a fall in container throughput in September. These finding are based upon the data released…

Service to Honor Crew Lost on El Faro

Oct 13, 2015

A memorial service honoring the 33 crew members lost at sea when the cargo ship El Faro went missing amid Hurricane Joaquin will be held Thursday morning in Port Everglades, Fla. Joined with a number of other maritime organizations to honor those men and women aboard El Faro…

Foundation Stone Laid for New PSA CT in Mumbai

Oct 12, 2015

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (BMCT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSA Bharat Investments Pte Ltd (which is a subsidiary of PSA International) celebrated the laying of the foundation stone today to mark an important chapter…

Container Tracking ensures that your shipment is always 'just a click away'

Oct 12, 2015

'Our 24 x 7 multi-referential container tracking facility ensures that your shipment is always ‘just a click away’!,' says CMA CGM. CMA CGM Container tracking is available anytime anywhere- from your personal computer, laptop, tablet or…

Container-Shipping Consolidation Key to Survival

Oct 12, 2015

Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou called for consolidation in the container-shipping industry, citing “extremely weak” demand growth amid steadily increasing capacity, says a report in the Wall Street Journal. Skou said sharing costs with partners…

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