AUGUST 30, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA, yesterday launched and christened the second of what will be the world’s first two LNG-fueled containerships. The ship, the Perla del
AUGUST 14, 2015—Finnish naval architectural and marine engineering firm Deltamarin Ltd. has unveiled the A.Delta2300, the first in a series of container feeder vessel designs that offer “best-in-class” cargo capacity, flexibility and
AUGUST 10, 2015—The specialized reefer fleet is shrinking and shows no signs of reversing in the future. However, the reefer containership fleet has increased by 6% year-on-year and is set to grow
JUNE 11, 2015 — In the wake of the June 2013 break up of the five year old MOL Comfort, efforts to improve the safety of large containerships have now seen the
JUNE 2, 2015 — Maersk Line today signed a newbuilding contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The order is for eleven giant, second generation Triple-E container vessels with a capacity
MAY 29, 1015 — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s global ship management group has been awarded a new contract with Sunrise Operations LLC, a subsidiary of the Pasha Group, of San Rafael, CA, for
MAY 27, 2015 — Three new containerships being built for a major European shipping company at the Jinhai Shipyard in China will be fitted with Wärtsilä Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management Systems
APRIL 20, 2015 — Shipbuilder GD NASSCO hosted a milestone event, Saturday, April 18. The launch and christening of the Isla Bella, the world’s first LNG-fueled containership, was also the 100th launch
MARCH 18, 2015—Fuel savings measures could have a negative effect on the integrity of container lashings. Sharing his experiences from the audits on more than one hundred container vessels last year, Olivier
MARCH 9, 2015 — U.S. Coast Guard personnel detained the containership MOL Precision in Seattle, Thursday, March 5. Port State Control officers, from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, discovered several significant violations
