Danaos opts for MAN Diesel & Turbo upgrades
MAY 26, 2016 — MAN Diesel & Turbo is to upgrade the propulsion system of two 8,500 TEU Danaos Shipping containerships, CSCL Europe and CSCL America. The upgrades will include Engine-Power Limitation
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ABS to class Maersk 19,630 TEU newbuilds
JULY 9, 2015 — ABS is to class the eleven giant, second generation Triple-E container vessels ordered by Maersk Line last month (see earlier story). The carrier ordered the 19,630 TEU vessels
Canal expansion to bring big shift of box cargo
JUNE 18, 2015 — Following the Panama Canal expansion in 2016, up to 10 percent of container traffic to the U.S. from East Asia could shift from West Coast ports to East
Crowley to manage four Horizon containerships for Pasha
MAY 29, 1015 — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s global ship management group has been awarded a new contract with Sunrise Operations LLC, a subsidiary of the Pasha Group, of San Rafael, CA, for
DOJ okays Pasha’s acquisition of Horizon’s Hawaii business
APRIL 22, 2015 — The Pasha Group says that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared its acquisition of the Hawaii trade-lane business of Horizon Lines, Inc. (Horizon). This paves the
Fuel savings measures a threat to container lashings?
MARCH 18, 2015—Fuel savings measures could have a negative effect on the integrity of container lashings. Sharing his experiences from the audits on more than one hundred container vessels last year, Olivier
ClassNK works to lessen brittle crack risk in big box ships
FEBRUARY 19, 2015 — Classification society ClassNK is to carry out a joint research project aimed at improving safety standards for ultra-large containerships. As containerships increase in size, so too does the
Wärtsilä wins major genset order
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 — Wärtsilä is to supply five new 14,500 TEU containerships with twenty Auxpac 32 generating sets. The ships are under construction for COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Group) by Hudong-Zhonghua
ClassNK updates container stowing and lashing guidelines
JANUARY 8, 2015 — With containerships getting larger, various new securing systems have been developed to improve the efficiency of loading containers on board and it has become increasingly important to evaluate
Great Lakes Dredge gets $25.6 million Arthur Kill contract
DECEMBER 10, 2014 — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LLC, Oak Brook, IL, has been awarded a $25,637,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the Arthur Kill Channel Navigation project, which includes dredging, blasting