New APL box giants promise big fuel savings
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — The first of ten new 13,800 TEU containerships under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for APL will be delivered next year. The series will be some 20
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Rena officers released from prison
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — New Zealand media report that the captain and second officer of the grounded containership Rena have been released from prison after serving half their sentence as required by
OT&BE releases more details of ATB dredge
AUGUST 30, 2012 — Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp (OT&BE) has released some more details of the ATB dredge to be built by Signal International, at its Orange, Texas, shipyard for
USCG praises salvor response in MSC Idil incident
AUGUST 29, 2012 – The American Salvage Association (ASA) reports that a salvage operation performed by one of its members has been recognized by the Coast Guard for its professionalism and effectiveness.
Port of New Orleans CEO: Isaac “not our first rodeo”
AUGUST 28, 2012 —”Our staff and terminal operators have taken all of the necessary precautions in anticipation of the worst, while we hope for the best,” said Port of New Orleans President
China Rongsheng reports plunging orders, revenues and earnings
AUGUST 22, 2012 — China’s largest privately owned shipbuilder, China Rongsheng Heavy Industries, saw revenues fall by 37.2 percent in the six months ended June 30, while earnings fell by 82.3 percent,
Naval architect provides more info on giant ACL CONROs
AUGUST 16, 2012 — Danish naval architecture firm Knud E. Hansen A/S has released more details of the five giant CONRO vessels (RO/RO containerships) ordered from China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding by Grimaldi Group
Maersk has “fairly satisfactory” second quarter
AUGUST 14, 2012 — Maersk Group turned in what CEO Nils S. Andersen called “a fairly satisfactory” second quarter result that saw the Group deliver a profit of $1 billion. “We are
TOTE receives ECA waiver to pursue LNG conversion
AUGUST 5, 2012—In a ground-breaking move, Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE), Tacoma, WA, plans to convert its two ORCA Class Roll-On/Roll-Off ships to burn Liquefied Natural Gas, after receiving a permit from
Bayonne Bridge raising would benefit from fast tracking
JULY 20, 2012—As we reported earlier today, seven infrastructure projects at five U.S. ports have been selected by the Obama Administration to receive a streamlined federal review and permitting process under its