An incorrectly installed section of main engine fuel oil return tubing led to an engine room fire aboard a containership off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, the National Transportation Safety Board
Athens-headquartered Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) reports that it has placed orders for four 7,200 TEU containerships. The vessels will be built at Daehan Shipbuilding in Korea and are expected to be delivered
By operating on a blend of synthetic natural gas (SNG) and LNG, the 1,036-TEU containership, ElbBLUE has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 27% compared to using LNG alone. Compared with
The wedding is off. The U.S. Department of Justice reports that container handling equipment giant Cargotec Corporation confirmed today that it has abandoned its intended merger of equals with Konecranes Plc. The
Athens-headquartered Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA) reports that it has signed a contract for the construction of three 1,800 TEU eco-design fuel efficient feeder containerships. The vessels will be built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Another giant Evergreen Marine Corporation containership has grounded, but this time in the Chesapeake Bay, not the Suez Canal. Though not as large as the notorious 1,312 feet, 2 inches long, 20,112
Converting existing containerships to LNG fueling can be expensive. Could adding in a new revenue-earning ship section ease the financial pain? Bureau Veritas (BV) has given its Approval in Principle (AiP) to
Concordia Maritime, Gothenburg, Sweden, launched a technical design study evaluating the feasibility of converting and adapting one of its nine P-MAX tankers for container transportation. Concordia is carrying out the study in
Initial efforts to refloat a 400 meter long Maersk containership that ran aground last night were unsuccessful. The vessel, the Mumbai Maersk was en route for Bremerhaven from Rotterdam when, at around
Athens-headquartered Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA) has signed a contract with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co for the construction of two additional eco-design 2,800 TEU containerships. Set to be delivered during the
