HHI to deliver world’s largest containership
NOVEMBER 18, 2014—The 19,000 TEU CSCL Globe, the world’s largest containership was recently christened in South Korea during a ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI). The CSCL Globe is the
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CSAV christens its biggest containerships yet
NOVEMBER 1, 2014—The first two of seven 9,300 TEU containerships for Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV) were recently christened at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Geoje, South Korea. The ceremony was attended
ClassNK releases report on MOL Comfort investigation
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 — A report on the structural safety of large containerships has now been released by the investigative panel set up by classification society ClassNK following the June 2013 casualty
Containerships Oy adds two more LNG fueled newbuilds
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 — Helsinki, Finland, headquartered Containerships Ltd Oy says it is considering “as acquiring … as our own assets” a series of four 1,400 TEU dual fuel containerships that it
Engine placed in first LNG fueled containership
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 — Late last month, engineers at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard placed the world’s first dual-fuel slow speed engine into the world’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueled containership. The
First containership order for Wärtsilä DF two-stroke
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 — The first containerships to use Wärtsilä’s two-stroke, low pressure, dual-fuel technology will be a series of new 1,400 TEU Baltic feeder vessels being built for GNS Shipping GmbH
TOTE picks MAN turbochargers for LNG-fueled newbuilds
AUGUST 14, 2014 — The world’s first LNG-fueled containerships, the two 3,100 TEU vessels on order at NASSCO will have an all-MAN power package including main engine, auxiliary engines and turbochargers Korea’s
Gas engine delivered for first LNG-powered containership
JULY 15, 2014—Another milestone was marked in the construction of the world’s first LNG-powered containerships with the delivery of the world’s first dual-fuel slow-speed engine to General Dynamics’ NASSCO’s shipyard in San
UASC newbuilds use waste heat recovery to save fuel
JULY 9, 2014 — Siemens reports that, under a contract from shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries, its Drive Technologies Division is equipping 17 United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) containerships with its Siship SGM
Maersk to implement DNV GL ShipManager software
JULY 3, 2014—Danish container shipping giant Maersk Line has begun a pilot program to test classification society DNV GL’s ShipManager software on five of its ships for use in procurement, crewing, and