Contaıners News
New World’s Biggest Containership Makes Maiden Call in the UKThe Ever Ace, the unofficial new title holder for the rank of the world’s largest container ship, has made its maiden call in the United Kingdom.16 September 2021 Thursday 10:00
Seaspan Adds to Containership OrderbookHong Kong-based Seaspan Corporation today announced that it has entered into agreements for the construction of two new 12,000 TEU containerships, bringing its newbuild orderbook to 39 ships.24 June 2021 Thursday 11:00
CMA CGM to Deploy Six LNG-Powered Containerships on TranspacificFrench shipping giant CMA CGM has announced plans to deploy six new LNG-powered containerships dedicated to the China-U.S. market.25 February 2021 Thursday 15:00
Germany and Belgium Seize a Record 23 Tonnes of Cocaine Found in Shipping ContainersCustoms authorities in Germany and Belgium have seized a record haul of more than 23 tonnes of cocaine destined for the Netherlands in two raids this month, Dutch prosecutors said on Wednesday.25 February 2021 Thursday 10:02
Maersk Elba loses power after fire off PortugalA Denmark-flagged containership lost power due to a fire in the engine room off the coast of Portugal on 26 December, Portuguese National Maritime Authority (AMN) said.29 December 2020 Tuesday 14:10
Hapag-Lloyd Orders Six Ultra-Large Containerships at DSMEGerman liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has placed an order for six Ultra Large Container Vessels at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.25 December 2020 Friday 10:00
Liners turn to multipurpose tonnage to plug gaps in charter marketLiners are having to seek out multipurpose (MPP) ships to cope with extraordinary demand and sky high rates across container shipping tradelanes.25 November 2020 Wednesday 23:02
Container volume at eight major Chinese ports up 13.1% in early NovThe container volume at eight major Chinese ports increased 13.1% year-on-year in early November.20 November 2020 Friday 14:15
ZIM reports all-time record Q3 profitUnderscoring the remarkable bounce back of container shipping from reduced volumes due to Covid-19 lockdowns in the first half of the year, ZIM has reported its highest ever Q3 profit.20 November 2020 Friday 13:10
Containership leaking fuel oil at New Jersey terminalA Liberia-flagged container vessel has begun leaking fuel oil at the Global Container Terminals (GCT) Bayonne, New Jersey, the US Coast Guard (USCG) said.01 October 2020 Thursday 11:00
MOL Charisma suffers fire off Sri LankaA Bahamas-flagged Post-Panamax containership caught fire approximately 250 miles east from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 1 September.05 September 2020 Saturday 14:03
HMM in Singapore jv container terminal with PSASouth Korea’s HMM has become the sixth container line to enter into a joint venture terminal in Singapore with PSA.03 September 2020 Thursday 13:15
Carriers Scramble to Charter Larger Containerships at ‘Whatever it Takes’ PricesOcean carriers are scrambling to charter larger containerships to take advantage of skyrocketing freight rates caused by a spike in demand across major tradelanes.27 August 2020 Thursday 16:20
Shanghai port hits record high container volume in JulyShanghai International Port Group (SIPG) posted a container throughput of 3.9m teu in July, hitting a record high.03 August 2020 Monday 13:20
Rail freight volumes at Ningbo-Zhoushan port up 15% in H1In the first half of this year, Ningbo-Zhoushan port posted 444,000 teu sea-rail transportation volume, an increase of 15% year-on-year.28 July 2020 Tuesday 14:00
Panama ports volume up 13.7% in H1 2020Panama's ports cargo volume grew by 13.7% in the first half of this 2020 to 3.8m teu compared to the same period a year ago.23 July 2020 Thursday 11:10
SAMSA: MSC boxship released from detention after container lossThe South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has released from detention MSC Palak, a 9,411 TEU containership that lost more than 20 containers overboard in Algoa Bay last week.22 July 2020 Wednesday 17:00
AMSA starts campaign targeting cargo securing on containershipsThe Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is launching a focused inspection campaign targeting cargo securing arrangements on containerships visiting Australian ports.22 July 2020 Wednesday 15:15
Wilhelmsen takes 50% stake in MPC Capital ship management companyWilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) is taking a 50% in MPC Capital’s technical ship management unit Ahrenkiel Steamship expanding its presence in the containership sector.21 July 2020 Tuesday 17:30
Container volume at major Chinese ports drops 5.8% in H1In the first half of this year, container volume at eight major Chinese container ports declined 5.8% year-on-year.21 July 2020 Tuesday 17:00
Container volume at major Chinese ports up 3.4% in early JulyContainer volumes at eight major Chinese ports increased 3.4% year-on-year in early July.14 July 2020 Tuesday 10:45
Singapore port container volumes down, bunker sales up in H1The Port of Singapore saw a 1% drop in container volumes in the first half of 2020, but bunker sales were up 3.7% in the same period.13 July 2020 Monday 12:25
