Container Ships News


Dyrad Releases Latest Piracy Statistics

Oct 09, 2014

UK-based maritime intelligence provider, Dryad Maritime has released its Q3 maritime crime figures which show that piracy is continuing across the globe at similar levels to Q2, with incidents of cargo theft in Southeast Asia continuing to rise…

Maersk, MSC Win U.S. OK to Launch Shipping Pact

Oct 09, 2014

Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world's two largest container shippers, won approval from U.S. maritime regulators for a planned vessel sharing pact, bringing it a step closer after a bid for a larger alliance failed.The…

Maersk CEO Offers Advice for Market Growth

Oct 08, 2014

AP Moller-Maersk CEO, Nils Andersen, delivered the keynote at today’s Danish Maritime Days forum in Copenhagen where he offered several keys to enhancing the maritime sector on a worldwide scale. Andersen called the ship purchasing market attractive for investors…

Global Growth Disappoints, Shipping Remains Challenged

Oct 08, 2014

The global shipping industry finds no grace from much stronger economic activity going forward, as the global recovery remains fragile and uneven. Shipping being a derived demand of global economic growth, will see lower demand in coming years…

ACP, Port Everglades DiscussPartnership

Oct 07, 2014

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) received a delegation from Port Everglades led by Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief and Deputy Port Director Glenn Wiltshire. During the meeting, the Panama Canal Administrator provided an update on the Expansion Program and its impact on U…

Workers End Strike at Haifa

Oct 07, 2014

Workers at Israel's state-owned Haifa Port ended their strike on Tuesday, a day after they walked off the job in protest at a government plan to build private, competing ports.A spokesman for the Chamber of Shipping said the port workers…

Port, UNO Host 1st Annual Maritime Workforce Summit

Oct 06, 2014

Summit Set for October 8, 2014 at UNO’s Lindy Boggs International Conference Center from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.With a focus on educating and engaging community stakeholders on maritime jobs opportunities, the Board of Commissioners of…

ZIM's BoD Changes

Oct 06, 2014

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has announced the following changes to its Board of Directors:    The Board of Directors of the company appointed Mr. Aharon Fogel as Excutive Chairman of the Board of Directors effective as of October 6…

Hamburg Port Dredging Delayed

Oct 06, 2014

Port of Hamburg's has delayed the Deepening and Widening of the Navigation Channel of the Lower and Outer Elbe In this regards the statements by Port of Hamburg Marketing Executive Board Members Axel Mattern and Ingo Egloff on Today’s Decision…

Kalmar Reachstackers for Felixstowe

Oct 03, 2014

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver four reachstackers for laden handling to the Port of Felixstowe in the UK. The reachstackers have a capacity of 45 tons and are supplied with a telescopic Bromma spreader which incorporates fully integrated…

Diego Aponte is New President & CEO of MSC

Oct 03, 2014

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA announces the appointment of Mr. Diego Aponte as President and CEO. 'It is important that we keep looking forward and that we prepare the company for the future,' said Mr. Gianluigi Aponte, founder of MSC…

TOTE Finalizes Charter for LNG Containerships

Oct 02, 2014

World’s first LNG powered containerships to serve Puerto RicoTOTE, Inc. announced an agreement today between its operating companies TOTE Shipholdings Inc. and Sea Star Line LLC on the charter of the two new Marlin Class vessels being built by TOTE Shipholdings at NASSCO in San Diego…

Hamburg Süd Opens Office in India

Oct 02, 2014

Hamburg Süd announced the opening of an office in Gandhidham, India, on October 1, 2014. It is the second branch office in the state of Gujarat. Hamburg Süd already has three offices in Mumbai, New Delhi and Ahmedabad. Effective October 1…

Chinese Manufacturing Expansion Affects Shipping Demand

Oct 01, 2014

The expansion of the Chinese Manufacturing Industry continued in September at unchanged pace as compared to the month before, BIMCO reports. The manufacturing industry accounts for around 1/3 of the Chinese economy and is a relevant indicator to watch out for in the shipping industry…

Report on MOL Comfort Incident is out

Sep 30, 2014

In response to the casualty of “MOL COMFORT” which occurred on 17 June 2013, ClassNK established the Investigative Panel on Large Container Ship Safety, comprised of leading experts from shipbuilders, shipowners and academic institutions…

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