Container Ships News


Hamburg Süd's 'Santa Cruz' Now Flying Luxembourg Flag

Mar 27, 2013

Previously operated under the Liberian flag, the 7,100 TEU container ship has been re-registered with the EU-member nation.The “Santa Cruz”, which sails in the Europe – South America East Coast liner service, is the first Hamburg Süd vessel to be entered in Luxembourg'’s shipping register…

Chiarello to Keynote 2013 SHIPPINGInsight

Mar 26, 2013

Anthony Chiarello, president and CEO of TOTE, Inc., will be the keynote speaker at the SHIPPINGInsight 2013 Fleet Optimization Conference, Oct. 22-24 in Stamford, Conn. Prior to TOTE, Inc., the largest of five operating groups owned by Seattle-based Saltchuk Resources…

Accounting for Ocean Transport Emissions

Mar 26, 2013

BSR conducted interviews with Clean Cargo shippers—companies buying transportation services—to find out how they use Clean Cargo emissions data, how they integrate this data into their business processes, and what benefits they receive from being part of the group…

Hapag-Lloyd – Hamburg Süd Merger Put on Ice

Mar 26, 2013

The shareholders of Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd have jointly concluded to discontinue talks temporarily.Hamburg Süd say they do not wish to comment publicly on the subject matter of the points under discussion. It does, however, expressly…

Second Ivory Coast Container Terminal

Mar 25, 2013

Contract awarded for a second container terminal that will double the African state's capacity.The Ivory Coast Government has awarded a contract for the construction of a second container terminal at the port of Abidjan to a consortium of French companies Bollore…

Diana Containerships Buy 'Hanjin Malta'

Mar 21, 2013

Diana Containerships Inc. has taken delivery of the m/v “Hanjin Malta”, a 1993-built Panamax container vessel of 4,024 TEU capacity.The Hanjin Malta is time chartered to Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd., Seoul, for a period of minimum thirty-six and…

Zim Line Regards Newbuilding Cancellations an Achievement

Mar 20, 2013

Newbuildings orders for 5 container ships were cancelled and advance payments partially refunded

 by the shipbuilders.In addition, the company reached an agreement regarding the postponement of payments due in 2013 for other orders. The agreements…

Crowley Maritime Extra Sailing to Meet US/Caribbean Demand

Mar 19, 2013

The liner services group will offer ocean-freight customers a second weekly southbound sailing from Port Everglades, Fla., to Nassau, Bahamas.The new Saturday sailing day, starting Saturday, March 23, 2013, will give customers an additional option for the transport of their goods…

Charleston Container Volume Up, Dredging Project on Schedule

Mar 19, 2013

During a recent South Carolina Ports Association (SCPA) meeting the twelfth straight month of year-over-year growth was noted.Container volume for the first eight months of the fiscal year are up more than 11 percent to 1,024,121 TEUs handled from July to February…

Container Ship Capsizes in E. China Sea

Mar 19, 2013

Rescuers have retrieved 11 bodies and are searching for two missing crew members after a container ship sank off east China.The Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport dispatched two rescue vessels and a helicopter to the seawater area 40 nautical miles northeast of Longkou…

SBS Worldwide Announce Lars Kloch as CEO

Mar 18, 2013

SBS Worldwide promoted their U.S. CEO Lars Kloch to CEO – Freight Division, expanding his existing U.S. role to take responsibility of their global freight operations.  Kloch takes up the role with immediate effect and will become responsible…

Maersk to Adjust Capacity When Triple-E's Enter Service

Mar 18, 2013

Maersk Line intend to take measures to avoid a repetition of the ocean container shipping 'rate wars' of previous years.With a capacity of 18,000 20-foot containers, the Triple-E will be the largest container ship ever built. Maersk acknowledges…

NOL Appoints Leading Senior Counsel to Board

Mar 15, 2013

NOL Group has announced the appointment of Senior Counsel Mr Alvin Yeo to its Board of Directors.  Subject to shareholders’ approval at NOL’s Annual General Meeting on 18 April 2013 (“AGM”),  Mr Yeo, Senior Partner at WongPartnership LLP…

Opportunity to Invest in Box Ship

Mar 13, 2013

Greece-based Box Ships Inc. intends to offer $25,000,000 of its common shares in an underwritten public offering.  The net proceeds of the offering are expected to be used by the Company for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of debt and the acquisition of vessels…

Italian Terminal Operators to Implement Navis TOS

Mar 12, 2013

Contship Italia Group to implement Navis SPARCS N4 Terminal Operating System (TOS)  at five of its terminals.Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation announce that Contship Italia Group (CSI) group will implement Navis SPARCS N4 at its five terminals…

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