CMA CGM offers cruises on giant containerships
They may not look like cruise ships from the outside, but CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping group, is offering cruises on board the largest vessels in its fleet, its
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Maersk orders ten 18,000 TEU Triple-E containerships
It’s official Maersk Line has signed a contract with Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. to build ten 18,000 TEU containerships, with an an option for an additional 20 vessels.
Maersk set to announce order for 18,000 TEU containerships
A.P. Moller-Maersk will announce Monday that it has ordered ten 18,000 TEU containerships from Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, according to wire services. The order has been long anticipated and it
Costamare orders newbuild containerships in China
Athens-headquartered Costamare Inc. (NYSE:CMRE) has contracted with China’s Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. for the construction and purchase of two newbuild containerships, each of about 9,000 TEU capacity. The two
FutureShip containership optimization brings big fuel savings
A series of 9,000 TEU containerships will cut fuel consumption by 10 percent and CO2 emissions by 90 tonnes a day as a result of an improvement in the hull lines. The
Diana Shipping to spin off container shipping subsidiary
Diana Shipping currently owns approximately 55 percent of Diana Containerships issued and outstanding common stock. Diana Shipping will distribute 2,667,066 shares of common stock of Diana Containerships, or 80 percent of Diana
AYK Energy completes battery renewal of four Svitzer hybrid tugs operating at Gorgon LNG
AYK Energy reports that it has completed a battery renewal deal for four Svitzer hybrid tugs operating at Chevron Australia’s Gorgon LNG terminal in Barrow Island in Western Australia. The four tugs
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
Matson Inc. has reached an agreement with WhaleSpotter Corp. to purchase and deploy a groundbreaking whale detection system developed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), making Matson the first container shipping
Carpentaria Marine orders next-gen Incat Crowther support vessel
Northern Australian marine services provider Carpentaria Marine Services is expanding its fleet with a new Incat Crowther multi-purpose catamaran support vessel. Currently under construction at Richardson Devine Marine’s Hobart, Tasmania, shipyard, the
Port Houston zooms past the three million TEU mark
Port Houston crossed the three million TEU container volume mark in September, reaching 3,270,595 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) year-to-date, the fastest pace in Port Houston’s history. Total container volumes are up 5%