Crowley ship carries historic cargo from Cuba
JANUARY 25, 2017—In an historic event in U.S.-Cuba commercial trade, Crowley Maritime reports that its 8,246 gt container ship K Storm has loaded a shipment of artisanal charcoal on January 24 in
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Green award for largest box ship to transit Panama Canal
DECEMBER 22, 2016 — Hapag-Lloyd’s Valparaiso Express this week became the largest capacity vessel thus far to transit the Panama Canal’s Expanded Locks. The 10,589 TEU Neopanamax containership was specifically built to
Seven year old box ship heads for demolition
NOVEMBER 24, 2016 — The youngest ever containership has been sent for demolition by Rickmers Marine Trust. The vessel was India Rickmers, a seven year panamax boxship (4,250 TEU), delivered in 2009
O-ring replacement eyed in engine room fire
NOVEMBER 20, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board says that an improperly installed fitting on a fuel line supplying an auxiliary engine fuel injector pump is the probable cause of a
Maersk teams with LA-LB on emissions monitoring plan
NOVEMBER 8, 2016 — Maersk Line is partnering with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to measure the environmental benefits of a $125 million upgrade for 12 Maersk containerships. This
BIMCO: Box ship demolition at all time high
NOVEMBER 7, 2016 —Containership demolition is at an all time high —creating what BIMCO calls “a positive surprise for the struggling container shipping industry. “ “The demolition activity in the last three
BIMCO: Box ship demolition at all time high
NOVEMBER 7, 2016 —Containership demolition is at an all time high —creating what BIMCO calls “a positive surprise for the struggling container shipping industry. “ “The demolition activity in the last three
CMA CGM and ENGIE sign MOU on LNG as box ship fuel
OCTOBER 19, 2016 — Container shipping giant CMA CGM and energy company ENGIE (the former GDF Suez) have signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to promote LNG as the marine fuel for
ITF slams U.S. treatment of Hanjin Shipping crew
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) yesterday described the refusal of shore leave to seafarers on board Hanjin ships in the U.S. as a denial of human rights.
Shippers “reeling” from Hanjin collapse
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 — A South Korean judge today ordered all Hanjin Shipping chartered vessels that have completed unloading their cargo to cancel their charter agreements and return to their owners. Sixty