Seaspan Ship Management has turned to Alfa Laval to help it resolve steam balance and redundancy issues encountered with low-sulfur fuels. The comprehensive solution—an integrated steam boiler plant comprising oil-fired steam production,
South Korean container shipping giant HMM (the company formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine) this morning held a naming ceremony for what will be the the world’s largest containership, the HMM Algeciras.
On the night of January 20, two Kotug International Rotorugs picked up a Mayday signal from the 2,506 TEU Euroseas containership Em Oinousses which had suffered a devastating engine room fire, sailing
On December 30, 2019 at approximately 0430, Sandy Hook pilot Captain Dennis R. Sherwood was involved in an incident while boarding a container vessel inbound to the Port of New York &
V.Ships Hamburg is to protect over 40 of its ships against container fires with an innovative system from Viking Life-Saving Equipment called HydroPen. The alarming rise in the number of container fires
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries aims to maximize the efficiency of Very Large Containerships (VLCSs) by simplifying the power system. HHI and Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) have been awarded Approval
SCF Marine Inc. a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CKH) today announced rates for its container on barge (COB) logistics service. Operated by SEACOR AMH (“AMH”), the service provides customers with containerized
The just-published ABS Guide for Fire-Fighting Systems for Cargo Areas of Container Carriers is the first of its kind to address firefighting and safety systems of cargo holds of container vessels, the
Crowley Logistics has added 300 new refrigerated (reefer) cargo containers to its fleet just in time for the peak perishables shipping season. The additional units are all 40-foot-long high cubes and have
A containerized 600 kWh marine battery system will be installed in a trial on the containership Maersk Cape Town in December 2019 to improve vessel performance and reliability while reducing CO2 emissions.
