Deltamarin awarded design contract for three containerships

MAY 29, 2017 — Turku, Finland, headquartered Deltamarin reports that Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard has awarded it a design contract for the three container vessels ordered earlier this year by Iceland based

Start-up containership company buys its first seven ships

MAY 22, 2017 — Norwegian OTC listed start-up MPC Container Ships AS today reported that it has acquired seven container vessels for a total investment of $38 million. The company was formed

Keppel AmFELS to build LNG fueled Pasha containerships

MAY 11, 2017 — Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii today announced that it has selected the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, TX, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), to build two

VIDEO: Zero emissions, zero ballast — and zero crew

MAY 9, 2017 — Norwegian based fertilizer giant Yara is cooperating with Kongsberg to develop what will be the world’s first fully electric autonomous containership, with zero emissions  and zero ballast. To

Matson, Philly Shipyard mark milestone in box ship program

MAY 4, 2017 — Philly Shipyard, Inc, and Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), today marked a milestone in the construction of the first of two new 850-ft long, 3,600 TEU, “Aloha Class” containerships

Maersk Line to pay $4 billion to acquire Hamburg Sud

APRIL 28, 2017 — A.P. Møller – Mærsk AS said today that the sale and purchase agreement for Maersk Line’s acquisition Hamburg Süd has now been approved by the boards of Maersk

MacGregor and R-R to collaborate on autonomous box ships

MARCH 23, 2017 — MacGregor and Rolls-Royce are to collaborate on R&D exploring the impact of developments in autonomy for cargo ship navigation and cargo systems onboard containerships. “Rolls-Royce is pioneering remotely

Advice to box ship owners: Defer newbuild deliveries

MARCH 1, 2017 — The latest Container Insight Weekly from Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. says that newbuilding deferral offers the container industry a golden opportunity to smooth out the capacity peaks in

Eimskip, Royal Arctic order ice class containerships

FEBRUARY 2, 2017 — Reykjavik, Iceland, headquartered Eimskip has been in negotiations with shipyards in China to build two 2,150 TEU container vessels and has finalized a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading

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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