Container Ships News


Canadian Pacific Hires Marsh as Sales VP

Jan 22, 2015

The appointment of Tim Marsh as senior vice president sales and marketing by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd is aimed at bolstering its battered intermodal business, says a report from Globe and Mail.Marsh, who brings 25 years of international shipping industry sales and marketing experience…

VT Halter Lays Keel for Crowley LNG ConRo Ship

Jan 21, 2015

The keel for the first of two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered, combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships for Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner services group was laid during a ceremony at ship-builder VT Halter Marine, Inc.’s facility in Pascagoula…

CMA CGM to Inaugurate In-house University

Jan 21, 2015

The CMA CGM Group announced the opening of the CMA CGM Academy, its new in-house university, located in its Marseilles (France) headquarters.  The first in-house university was launched years ago to make the group’s collaborators’ training a priority…

JNPT Achieves Higher Productivity in 2014

Jan 20, 2015

At a meeting with the Port customers and other stake holders/ agencies, the Chairman, JNPT, N.N.Kumar, announced the  performance  achieved by JN Port in calendar year 2014 totalled 64.42 million tonnes. This year container handling was 4…

PSA Container Throughput Up

Jan 20, 2015

PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) handled 65.44 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of containers at its port projects around the world for the year ending 31 December 2014. The Group’s volume increased by 5.8% over 2013 with the flagship PSA Singapore Terminals contributing 33…

Crowley to Boost US Mainland-Puerto Rico Trade

Jan 19, 2015

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services group will add a 400 FEU capacity, flat deck barge to its South Atlantic Puerto Rico service in the first quarter, increasing the rotation between Jacksonville, Fla., and San Juan to four sailings each week…

CMA CGM Agent in Montevideo Has Moved

Jan 17, 2015

CMA CGM URUGUAY (Montevideo office) has moved to the following address:CMA CGM URUGUAY25 de Mayo 747 2nd FloorCP 11.000MONTEVIDEOURUGUAYPlease note that phone numbers have changed too:Switchboard Phone: + 598 2901 7470

FMC: US Port Congestion a Top Priority

Jan 16, 2015

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Mario Cordero announced to staff January 13 that his priority for the Commission in 2015 is addressing congestion issues that are plaguing U.S. ports.  Starting in September 2014, FMC Commissioners…

West Coast Ports "Approaching Gridlock"

Jan 16, 2015

The U.S. is experiencing delays at some major ports due to congestion and labor issues, with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) warning that operations at the five largest ports on the West Coast are approaching gridlock.The PMA,…

MOL Express Refloated

Jan 15, 2015

The MOL Express, a 4,600 TEU container vessel which went aground in Tateyama Harbor, Japan on January 11, was successfully refloated, Seaspan Corporation reports.No crew injuries and no environmental consequences from this incident have been reported…

Lukoil Supplies Lubricants for MSC Oscar

Jan 14, 2015

With the launch of MSC Oscar, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) sets a new record in terms of TEU capacity; at 19,224 TEU, the vessel is largest containership ever built.The ship was officially inaugurated at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine…

Shippers Cancel Overnight Crews at California Ports

Jan 14, 2015

Negotiators for shipping lines and terminal operators at 29 ports on the U.S. West Coast on Tuesday said they would no longer assign crews to load and unload cargo ships overnight at the massive Los Angeles and Long Beach docks.The move…

Grounded MOL Express being Salvaged

Jan 13, 2015

Seaspan Corporation reports the MOL Express, a 4,600 TEU container vessel went aground in Tateyama Harbour, Japan on January 11, 2015.There were no reported crew injuries and all preliminary reports indicate the hull is in a stable condition…

Tug Collides with Listing Hoegh Osaka

Jan 12, 2015

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed today that one of the two tugs attached to Hoegh Osaka moved from her position on Saturday afternoon and collided with the listing car carrier.  There were no injuries to personnel, but…

ICTSI Names Head for Australian Unit

Jan 10, 2015

International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has appointed Anders Dommestrup as Chief Executive Officer of its Australian subsidiary, Victoria International Container Terminal Ltd. “We are extremely pleased to welcome Mr. Dommestrup into the ICTSI Group…

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