Maersk containership runs aground
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
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Euroseas orders two more containerships at Hyundai Mipo
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
Unmanned containership uses drone to handle heaving line
A Japanese consortium coordinated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) has successfully concluded what’s claimed as a world-first port-to-port unmanned containership sea trial. The trial took place between Tsuruga Port in Fukui
Wärtsilä solutions selected for 12 more CMA CGM newbuilds
Wärtsilä is to supply a broad scope of solutions for 12 new LNG-fueled containerships ordered by CMA CGM at Chinese shipyards: six 13,000 TEU vessels ordered at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and six 15,000
Message to ocean carriers: Act on U.S. agriculture exports or face FMC action
Two Biden administration cabinet members, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, have written leading ocean carriers. They urge them to help mitigate disruptions to agricultural shippers of
Port of Baltimore helps ease supply chain woes
Mercedes-Benz is one of several major shippers using the Port of Baltimore to get over supply chain hurdles. On Monday, the car carrier Noble Ace delivered 1,800 new Mercedes-Benz vehicles at the
VIDEO: Maersk rethinks the containership
Maersk has taken the wraps off the design of its eight 16,000 TEU methanol-fueled containership newbuilds. And the decision to opt for methanol is just the start of the innovations they incorporate.
CMA CGM implements early container pickup incentives
In an effort to improve the fluidity of the largest import gateway in the United States, the CMA CGM Group, is to implement an Early Container Pickup Incentive Program at the ports
MAN ME-GI engines to power 10 new Seaspan containerships
Marking another success for MAN Energy Solutions in the Chinese market, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group has ordered 10 MAN B&W 7G80ME-C10.5-GI engines in connection with the construction of 10 LNG-fueled containerships for Seaspan
Container shipping earnings hit all time high
Move over Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google, you’re currently being outperformed financially by the ocean carrier giants. Actual net income for the container shipping industry in third quarter 2021 was $48.1 billion,