Largest ship yet calls at Port of Savannah
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017—The opening of the Panama Canal expansion last year has allowed a whole new breed of neopanamax containerships to call at U.S. East Coast ports. The 14,414-TEU CMA CGM Theodore
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Panama Canal modifies tolls structure
AUGUST 9, 2017 — The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has received approval for a modified Panama Canal tolls structure. The new tolls are scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2017, at
Non-spherical LNG tank concept gets ABS Approval in Principle
JULY 12, 2017 — A new Moss-type LNG tank design concept developed by Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has gained Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society ABS. Designated as an IMO
Saam Smit adds Damen ASD 2411 tug to Panama fleet
MAY 9, 2017 — Saam Smit Towage is adding a new ASD (Azimuth Stern Drive) 2411 tug from Damen Shipyards, for operations in the port of Colón, Panama. Built for stock at
VIDEO: First cruise ship transits expanded Panama Canal
MAY 1, 2017 — The Disney Wonder transited the Panama Canal April 29, becoming the first passenger vessel to go through the canal’s new set of locks, marking a milestone for the
Meyer’s Group orders two Damen ASD tugs
MARCH 15, 2017 — Panama based Meyer’s Group has ordered two, powerful Damen ASD 2913 tugs to operate in the newly expanded Panama Canal. Meyer’s Group CEO Michel Mittelmeyer says that the
Green award for largest box ship to transit Panama Canal
DECEMBER 22, 2016 — Hapag-Lloyd’s Valparaiso Express this week became the largest capacity vessel thus far to transit the Panama Canal’s Expanded Locks. The 10,589 TEU Neopanamax containership was specifically built to
Zumwalt sidelined in Panama by engineering casualty
NOVEMBER 23, 2016 —The first in class stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is reportedly pier side at a former U.S. Navy facility in Panama. The U.S. Navai Institute reports that the ship
First LNG tanker transits expanded Panama Canal
JULY 26, 2016 — Chartered by Shell and carrying a cargo from the Sabine Pass LNG terminal, the 161,870 cu.m Maran Gas Apollonia yesterday became the first LNG carrier to transit the
Box ship scrape is first accident in expanded Panama Canal
JULY 25, 2016 — A Cosco neopanamax containership last month became the first ship to make a commercial transit of the expanded Panama Canal. Now another Cosco neopanamax, the 8,500 TEU Xin