DECEMBER 14, 2012—The Port of Hamburg Hamburg was the first continental European port of call on the maiden voyage of the mega containership CMA CGM Marco Polo. The 16,020-TEU boxship was handled
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), reports that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of
DECEMBER 3, 2012 — “Against the background of the continued crisis in ship financing, Oaktree and Rickmers are presenting a new way of cooperation between private equity and the shipping sector for
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 — Bureau Veritas has classed the 16,000 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo, currently the largest containership in the world. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in South Korea
NOVEMBER 8, 2012 — CMA CGM Group reports that the 16,000 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo, the world’s largest containership, began its first voyage yesterday in Ningbo, China Built by DSME (Daewoo
OCTOBER 17, 2012—Ever Libra, the sixth L-type containership of Evergreen Line, was christened by Evergreen Group’s Vice Group Chairman Raymond Lin at Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard. The ceremonial rope cutting for
AUGUST 13, 2012 —Grimaldi Group member Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has signed a contract with Chinese state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai, to build the five largest RO/RO containerships (CONROs) in the world. The
JULY 27, 2012 — MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first super-long-stroke, 90-cm bore Mk 9 engine has successfully completed test bed trials at Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division in Korea. The
JULY 5, 2012 — Jotun Group member Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings (Qingdao) Co Ltd. has reached an important agreement with China’s COSCO Container, the world’s fourth largest containership operator. Jotun will supply
JULY 3, 2012 — South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries has won a $1.2 billion order from an undisclosed Greek shipowner [reportedly Lemos] to build ten 13,800 TEU containerships. Evergreen Marine
