Container Ships News


MOL Comfort: Latest Update as Tow Parts

Jul 03, 2013

The vessel's fore part has broken free from tow amid adverse weather conditions, the after part having sunk earlier.The (slightly amended) owner's statement No. 17 is as follows: The fore part is located near 17'02'N 67'57'E. The weather in the area is still adverse…

Container Shipping Rates Continue to Fall in June

Jun 27, 2013

The market index for Asia to North-Europe is still on the decline, and the average for a 20-foot saw a 19% drop since May 26 compared to the June 26 price comparison service for sea freight, Xeneta reported. The market average for a 40-foot…

Port of Houston Tonnage and Revenue Up

Jun 26, 2013

Tonnage is up this year at the Port of Houston Authority, with container tonnage through May up by 9%, Executive Director Len Waterworth reported at Tuesday's meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority.Waterworth also…

John McLaurin to Receive 2013 Connie Award

Jun 26, 2013

John McLaurin, President of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), a West Coast maritime trade association representing ocean carriers and marine terminal operators on a variety of local, state and federal issues, has been selected…

Dredging Begins at Port of Liverpool

Jun 21, 2013

Work on Liverpool2, a new terminal at the Port of LIverpool, has begun. More than one million cubic meters of material will now be moved by dredgers to clear a deep-water channel at the Port of Liverpool (United Kingdom), operated by Peel Ports…

Forth Ports and Port of Zeebrugge Join Forces in a Strategic Agreement

Jun 19, 2013

MoU signed to explore new container cargo opportunities.Forth Ports Limited and Port of Zeebrugge / MBZ have (18 June 2013) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which marks the start of a strategic agreement between the Port companies…

TT Club Championing Cargo Safety at Rotterdam Conference

Jun 19, 2013

Specialist liability insurer for the international transport and logistics industry, TT Club is keen to focus industry attention on the risks associated with the incorrect packing and securing of cargo in containers and the debate over the accurate weighing of containers…

Containership Operators Respond to Market Decline, Form Alliance

Jun 18, 2013

Maersk Line, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. and CMA CGM have in principle agreed to establish a long-term operational alliance on East – West trades, called the P3 Network. The aim is to improve and optimise operations and service offerings…

MOL Containership's Hull Cracks, Founders, in Indian Ocean

Jun 17, 2013

The Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' 2008-built Bahama-flagged 8,000 teu containership 'MOL Comfort' foundered Monday & all 26 crew were picked up from a lifeboat by 'MV Yantian Express'.According to GAC there is a considerable amount of oil in the water…

China Container Terminal Cargo Volumes Surge

Jun 17, 2013

Chongqing Container Terminal in Southwest China reports container volume up 29.7% to 166,000 teu in Q1 2013.Import and export container volume climbed 29.7 per cent to 166,000 TEU. Laden boxes amounted to 124,000 TEU, an increase of 33.3 per cent…

Maersk Helps in UN Food Saving Initiative

Jun 17, 2013

Maersk Container Industry has joined the United Nations' SAVE FOOD Initiative to help make international food logistics more efficient.'Food should not be wasted, but too often it is, and we believe our technologies can help improve the food logistics chain…

First Triple-E named Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller

Jun 14, 2013

Maersk Line’s newest vessel, the first of the Triple-E series, was named this morning in a ceremony at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. It bears the name of the late Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, who passed away in April 2012 at the age of 98…

Big Time Container Ship Re-deployment Plan Goes Awry

Jun 13, 2013

Ocean carriers’ plans to get rid of surplus 8,000 teu vessels by dumping them into the Asia – East Coast of S. America tradelane appears to have seriously backfired.The recent launching of MSC’s new Ipanema service in the middle of April,…

Shipmaster Failed to Report Ship Adrift in Aleutian Pass

Jun 13, 2013

Coast Guard investigators have finished a one month investigation into the operation of the 874 ft. long 'Bangkok Bridge' in Dutch Harbor.Two investigators, one from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage and one from Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Dutch Harbor…

HK Shipowner OOCL Gains DNV Environmental Accreditation

Jun 13, 2013

Hong Kong headquartered Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) attains certification on the accuracy and transparency of its environmental data disclosure.OOCL was accredited the certification for 2012 after going through an audit conducted by classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV)…

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