MOL fits a box ship with a windshield
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has started demonstration tests of a new windshield for containerships that, it says, has the potential to reduce wind resistance, save fuel,
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NASSCO launches second LNG fueled TOTE containership
AUGUST 30, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA, yesterday launched and christened the second of what will be the world’s first two LNG-fueled containerships. The ship, the Perla del
LR finds cargo stowing answers for box giants
AUGUST 28, 2015 — Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR), which is classing the world’s largest-ever containerships, has produced a series of proposals and guidelines on the safest, most cost-effective methods of stowing
Reefer containership fleet to grow by 20% by 2018
AUGUST 10, 2015—The specialized reefer fleet is shrinking and shows no signs of reversing in the future. However, the reefer containership fleet has increased by 6% year-on-year and is set to grow
Wärtsilä X92 to power 20,600 CMA CGM mega box ship
JULY 15, 2015 — The first in a series of 20,600 TEU “mega-class” containerships being built for French shipowner CMA CGM will be powered by the Wärtsilä X92, low-speed, two-stroke engine. The
Matsonia back steaming, after losing power north of Hawaii
JULY 9, 2015 — Matson Navigation’s ro-ro/containership SS Matsonia was yesterday reported by local media as adrift without power 550 miles north of Hawaii. In an e-mail, Matson spokesman Jeff Hull said
Maersk Line inks $1.1 billion newbuild contract with HHI
JULY 8, 2015 — Maersk Line has signed a $1.1 billion newbuilding contract with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries covering construction of nine 353 m, 14,000 TEU containerships. The agreement includes
IACS introduces new rules on containership safety
JUNE 11, 2015 — In the wake of the June 2013 break up of the five year old MOL Comfort, efforts to improve the safety of large containerships have now seen the
Three more containerships to have Wärtsilä BWMS
MAY 27, 2015 — Three new containerships being built for a major European shipping company at the Jinhai Shipyard in China will be fitted with Wärtsilä Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management Systems
First 45 cm bore ultra long stroke engine passes TAT
MAY 13, 2015 — The world’s first 45 cm bore, ultra long stroke, low speed engine has passed its TAT (Type Approval Test) at the Changwong, South Korea, works of its builder,