VIDEO: Inaugural transit opens expanded Panama Canal

JUNE 27, 2016 —  The Neopanamax containership COSCO Shipping Panama has become the first ship to make a commercial transit of the expanded Panama Canal, heralding potential major changes for U.S. East

Largest MAN B&W ever powers 19,437 TEU box ship

JUNE 24, 2016 — The largest and most powerful engine ever from MAN Diesel & Turbo has entered service. Built by Doosan Engine in Korea and rated at 75,570 kW (103,000 horsepower),

Schulte box ship earns discounts for environmental performance

JUNE 14, 2016 — The 5,400 TEU containership Carl Schulte’s is meeting the most stringent environmental standards so successfully that it is ranked in the top 2% of containerships of its size

Nine Maersk newbuilds to have GE shaft generator systems

MAY 9, 2016 — Nine  second generation Triple-E container vessels with a capacity of 19,630 TEU each being built at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in Korea will have GE Marine Solutions

Four container giants agree new alliance

APRIL 20, 2016 — CMA CGM, COSCO Container Lines, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a new alliance enabling each of them to

NYK takes delivery of WinGD powered box ship

APRIL 13, 2016 — Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) reports that shipbuilder Japan Marine United Corporation recently delivered the 14,000 TEU containership NYK Blue Jay.   The vessel is the first of

13,500 TEU box ships to have Wartsila Auxpac 32 gensets

APRIL 8, 2016 — Wärtsilä is to supply Wärtsilä Auxpac 32 generating sets for eight new 13,500 TEU container vessels being built for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). Four generating sets are

Knud E. Hansen rethinks the container feeder vessel

APRIL 5, 2016 – Danish naval architect company Knud E. Hansen has been developing a number of pioneering container feeder vessel designs. Each presents a series of innovations as part of a

With sanctions lifted, IRISL resumes service to Hamburg

MARCH 18, 2016—The 2,500-TEU containership Azargoun called at the Port of Hamburg on March 17, signaling the reopening of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines’ “European Container Line” (ECL) between Northern Europe

Two dead in helicopter crash following box ship grounding

MARCH 11, 2016 — Taiwan media reported that two people died when a helicopter carrying five crashed into the sea off New Taipei City today while checking for oil slicks during an

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