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APL Receives Largest, Most Advanced Vessel

May 07, 2012

APL’s largest and newest vessel is also its most environmentally-friendly and fuel-efficient.The Singapore-based carrier says the 10,700-TEU APL Southampton, which called on the Port of Singapore on her maiden voyage today, has been fitted…

U.S. Port Dredging Project Hindered by Historic Shipwreck

May 06, 2012

An historic Civil War shipwreck blocks dredging deep-water access channel to Port of Savannah container ship terminalBefore government engineers can deepen one of the nation’s busiest seaports to accommodate future trade, they first need…

Port Design – Singapore Invites Entrants for US$ 1M Prize Competition

Apr 30, 2012

'Next Generation Container Port Challenge' (NGCP) competition announced by Singapore authoritiesPerformance, productivity, sustainability - achieve these three targets in order to win the Next Generation Container Port (NGCP) Challenge's top prize of USD1 million…

Rickmers-Linie calls Myanmar

Apr 27, 2012

With the lifting of trade sanctions, Rickmers-Linie is once again able to offer calls at Myanmar. Initially, the country’s main port, Yangon, will be served on inducement as part of the company’s Indian service and will cater for heavy lift cargo up to 800 tonnes in weight…

Container Ship Owner Sues Pharmacists

Apr 27, 2012

San Francisco Bay 2007 container ship crash owner to sue pharmacists for negligent supply of medication to the harbor pilot concernedThe owners and operators of a container ship that slammed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 2007…

Container Ship Adrift Off Portuguese Coast

Apr 27, 2012

Maersk container ship disabled, drifting off the coast of Portugal after engine failure. Tug ordered just in case.Maersk Line container ship Gerd Maersk, on passage from the Far East to Bremerhaven, following engine failure, was drifting about 20 miles northwest of Porto…

Container Ship 'Rena' Wreck Update

Apr 17, 2012

Owners of  wrecked 'Rena' held accountable by Maritime New Zealand, bulkhead down, wreck disintegratingMaritime New Zealand (MNZ) has charged the owner of the cargo vessel Rena, following the ship's grounding on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on 5 October…

Maritime 'Silk Road' Between China, Middle East & Africa

Apr 16, 2012

HSBC reminds UAE forum of growing importance of MENA (Middle East, North Africa) & China trading corridorsTrade corridors between China and the MENA region carry huge economic growth potential for businesses, offering the greatest prospects…

Ship Finance Terminates Charters With Horizon

Apr 13, 2012

Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) has agreed to terminate chartering agreements with Horizon Lines, LLC relating to five of its vessels. Ship Finance will receive as termination compensation $40 million in second lien notes issued…

Rena Shipwreck – Storm Sends More Containers Adrift

Apr 04, 2012

Maritime New Zealand Authority updates wrecked container ship condition in storm conditions Salvors report the aft section of the wreck being subject to rolling movement in  rough seas, with waves of 8-10m hitting the vessel. It is…

WCI Backhaul Routes Listed for Clearing

Mar 06, 2012

Major boost for swaps liquidity as WCI backhaul routes are listed for clearing. Introduction of clearing for new Europe-Asia routes will bring significant additional trading potential to container derivatives market. The World Container…

NOAA Releases Restoration Plan for Cosco Busan Impacts

Mar 02, 2012

Final Restoration Plan Completed for Cosco Busan Oil Spill; Projects will Address Impacts from Ship that Struck the Bay Bridge.State and federal trustee agencies have released the Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan…

Danaos Adds Containership

Feb 29, 2012

Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, announced that on February 28, 2012, it took delivery of one more newly built containership, the CMA CGM MELISANDE, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 61 containerships aggregating 312…

CMA CGM Reshuffles Asia–USEC Services

Feb 27, 2012

CMA CGM announces the reshuffling of its services on the Asia – US East Coast trade. As from the 28th March 2012, the new CMA CGM Asia – US East Coast network will be covered by the following loops:  PEX 3: Asia – US Gulf Coast…

Collision of Containership MOL Maneuver

Feb 23, 2012

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that the MOL-operated containership MOL Maneuver collided with the containership Zhen He while under way on the open seas southeast of Hong Kong, on February 22, 2012, at around 17:45 p.m., Japan time.  None…

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