Bing Chen, Chairman, President & CEO of Seaspan Corporation

Seaspan box ship buying binge continues

Containership leasing giant Seaspan Corporation is ending March as it began it: announcing another multi-ship newbuilding contract. The company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp.(NYSE: ATCO), said today that

Viridis plans for zero-emission ships by 2024

A company aiming to be the world’s first zero-emissions vessel operator says that it is already in discussions with shipyards with a view to having ammonia fueled vessels on the water by

seafarer vaccination rates are low

ICS releases video and guidance on seafarer vaccinations

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has coordinated with a number of shipping bodies to launch a practical guide on COVID-19 vaccinations for use throughout the industry. The guide is part of

Ever Given under tow

VIDEO: Giant box ship that blocked Suez Canal now under tow

Efforts to refloat Ever Given, the giant containership that has been blocking the channel since March 23, have succeeded. As we reported earlier, the ship had been partially refloated by this morning.

Suez Canal: Ever Given partly refloated

Hopes are that the Suez Canal can soon be fully open to traffic. Efforts to refloat Ever Given, the giant containership that has been blocking the channel since March 23, are starting

Total and MSC Cruises ink LNG fuel supply agreement

In a ceremony held in Paris on March 25, Total and MSC Cruises confirmed an agreement covering the annual supply of approximately 45,000 tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to MSC Cruises’

Five UN agencies call for seafarer vaccine prioritization

The heads of five UN organizations have called for maritime and air transport workers to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination, given their key role in supporting global trade and mobility, which is

Zero-emission ship

World’s first zero-emission bulker to debut in 2024

Trondheim, Norway, headquartered family-owned shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has been awarded a contract to build what is claimed will be the world’s first zero-emission bulk carrier. The 88-meter, 5,000 dwt self-unloading vessel

Suez blockage: Hopes are that dredging can free Ever Given

S&P Global Platts this morning reported Japan’s Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the owner of the Ever Given, as saying that it hoped that the giant ship could be refloated Saturday evening local time.

Commissioner Sola led cruise fact vfinding

CDC tepid on CLIA request, but meantime FMC’s Sola has a plan

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appears to be in no hurry to respond to the Cruise Line International Association’s call for it to to lift the Framework for

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