JULY 27, 2017 — Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) will introduce a new direct U.S. flag service between Honolulu and the Republic of the Marshall Islands that will shorten cargo transit times to
JULY 20, 2017 — The Drewry World Container Index is down by 6.3% to $1421.4/40 ft container this week, but up by 15% from the same period of 2016. . The index
JULY 18, 2017 — Containership operator APL — now part of the CMA CGM Group — reports that in 2016 recorded fleet carbon dioxide emissions were down by 48%, compared to its
JULY 13, 2017 — The officers and crew of Evergreen Line’s containership Ever Diadem joined forces with another ship on July 9 to successfully rescue thirty seafarers forced to abandon their burning
JUNE 29, 2017 — The main and auxiliary engines of the largest containership ever built in China have ABB turbochargers. The 20,000 TEU COSCO Shipping Taurus was launched last month by Shanghai
JUNE 16, 2017 —The Navy reports that the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) was involved in a collision with a merchant vessel at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time, June
JUNE 8, 2017 — Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), says that it has initiated construction of up to four new, cost-effective and environmentally friendly containerships
JUNE 6, 2017 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) have jointly developed a large-scale rectangular marine scrubber that efficiently removes sulfur oxides (SOx) from the
JUNE 1, 2017 — A Joint Industry Project (JIP) has completed the second phase of its plans to develop a 20,000 TEU ultra large container vessel (ULCV) with an LNG-fueled combined cycle
MAY 30, 2017 — Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) reports that an in-service demonstration test of a wind resistance-reducing windshield for containerships has shown that the device reduces emissions of carbon
