Viking Life-Saving to distribute fire extinguishing system for boxships

AUGUST 22, 2018 — Maritime safety equipment manufacturer and global servicing provider VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, Esbjerg, Denmark, has signed with Rosenby Engineering to exclusively distribute the award-winning Danish startup’s HydroPen fire extinguishing

Matson and Philly Shipyard christen largest containership built in U.S.

JULY 2, 2018 — Matson, Inc.and Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), christened the largest containership ever built in the United States in a June 30 ceremony at the shipyard. The new vessel is

VIDEO: Australia launches investigation into Yang Min container spill

JUNE 5, 2018 — New South Wales, Australia, authorities were today continuing coastal clean-up efforts following the spill of 83 containers from a Yang Ming Marine Transport containership. On June 1, 2018,

Hyundai Merchant Marine picks three yards to build 20 mega ships

JUNE 4, 2018 — South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has selected the shipbuilders who will build the eco-friendly mega containerships it is to order under its “Capacity of 1 Million TEU

Maersk picks ABS to lead workshop on cargo hazards

MAY 29, 2018 — Maersk Line selected classification society ABS to lead a recent workshop to identify and evaluate potential hazards posed on containerships from stowage of dangerous cargoes. The workshop assembled

Maersk to trial Sea Machines AI based situational awareness technology

APRIL 25, 2018 — Boston, MA, based Sea Machines Robotics reports that it has signed a contract with A.P. Moller-Maersk, of Copenhagen, Denmark, to trial its perception and situational awareness technology aboard

Hapag-Lloyd aims for further 20% cut in C02 emissions by 2020

APRIL 23, 2018 — Hapag-Lloyd has published its first ever sustainability report, which includes the first announcement of the climate goal the container shipping giant has set for itself: By 2020, Hapag-Lloyd

VIDEO: Containerships collide in Karachi

MARCH 20, 2018 — The Karachi Port Trust is investigating an incident in which two containerships collided yesterday at Karachi’s South Asia Port Terminal (SAPT). According to local media reports, the Hapag

Remains of three missing Maersk Honam crew found

MARCH 12, 2018 — Maersk Line said today that the remains of three of the four crew members missing following the fire aboard Maersk Hunan have been found. The 15,262-TEU vessel was

USCG and partners continue to monitor stray Maersk containers

MARCH 10, 2018 — The Coast Guard, NOAA and the Environmental Protection Agency are monitoring the tracking and assessment of approximately 76 stray cargo containers about 17 miles off Oregon Inlet, North

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