Evironmentalists says study shows IMO EEDI goals are too easy

OCTOBER 2, 2017 — Almost three-quarters (71%) of all new containerships already comply with the post-2025 requirements of the IMO’s Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), a new study reveals. Additionally, the best

CMA CGM confirms order for nine 20,000 TEU box ships

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 — Marseille, France, headquartered container shipping giant CMA CGM today reported strong second quarter results and said that “in order to keep pace with market growth and the group’s

20,000 TEU box ships to have Van der Velden rudders

JULY 17, 2017 — Five 20,000 TEU containerships ordered by China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding will sail with high efficiency full spade

20,000 TEU box ships to have Van der Velden rudders

JULY 17, 2017 — Five 20,000 TEU containerships ordered by China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding will sail with high efficiency full spade

Navios swoops again

APRIL 28, 2017 — Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NM) reports that it has signed an exclusivity agreement and term sheet to purchase directly or indirectly, 100% of FSL Asset Management Pte. Ltd.

Navios swoops on Rickmers containerships

APRIL 21, 2017 — Navios Maritime Partners L.P. reports that it has agreed to acquire the entire Rickmers Maritime container fleet for about $113.0 million. The news follows an April 19 statement

Hyundai Heavy inks $700 million contract with Iran

DECEMBER 11, 2016 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has signed a $700 million shipbuilding deal with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL). Under contracts signed December 9, Hyundai Heavy

Pasha poised to place order for LNG fueled box ships

NOVEMBER 17, 2016 — Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii says that two U.S. shipyards are finalists for the construction of two new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueled containerships, with an option for two more.

Korea seeks diplomatic help in sorting out Hanjin mess

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 — Yonhap news agency reports that South Korea is seeking diplomatic help to sort out the mess left by the collapse of Hanjin Shipping. Hanjin’s court-sanction self-restructuring plan has

ClassNK R&D paves way for thicker plates in mega box ships

JULY 28, 2016 — In what it says is a breakthrough finding for ultra-large containerships, ClassNK has concluded that the minimum required brittle crack arrest toughness for extremely thick brittle crack arrest

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