Containership News
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
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
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
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
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
MSC’s eco-friendly containership sets new world record at Port of LAThis new all-time world record — equal to 34,263 TEUs — is 1,385 containers more than the previously held record.22 June 2020 Monday 14:40
CMA CGM Aims to Be Carbon Neutral by 2050French-based CMA CGM, the world’s fourth-largest container shipping group, said on Tuesday it would aim to become carbon neutral by 2050.04 June 2020 Thursday 16:03
Pirates Seize Containership Off Benin, Kidnap Crew -BulgariaPirates attacked a Portugal-flagged ship and kidnapped its Bulgarian captain and seven sailors off the coast of Benin, Bulgaria’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday.22 April 2020 Wednesday 10:58
Carriers Axe 3 Million TEU Capacity from Key Asia-Europe and Transpacific RoutesHeadhaul capacity withdrawn by Asia-Europe and transpacific carriers has reached 3m teu, according to a survey by Sea-Intelligence.17 April 2020 Friday 14:10
Idle Containership Fleet Appears Set to Hit All-Time RecordIdled containership capacity is expected to reach a record high of 3m teu within weeks, in the “worst capacity crisis the industry has ever seen”, according to new data from Alphaliner.09 April 2020 Thursday 16:00
Blanked Sailings Could Cost Carriers $23 BillionThe container shipping industry could lose as much as $23bn this year from reduced demand in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.07 April 2020 Tuesday 16:12
USCG Medevacs Crewman from Yang Ming BoxshipAn injured crew member of a Taiwan-flagged containership has been evacuated some six miles from the San Francisco Bay, the US Coast Guard (USCG) said.06 April 2020 Monday 11:55
Business of Shipping: Container Shipping Well-Positioned to Withstand COVID-19 DownturnThe world’s container shipping industry is well-positioned to withstand the COVID-19 -induced downtown, say industry experts.28 March 2020 Saturday 12:15
Swire Shipping’s First of Eight Newbuilds Starts OpsSingapore-based shipping company Swire Shipping has announced the entry into service of its first 2,400 TEU newbuild vessel, MV Changsha.23 March 2020 Monday 11:55
OOCL Orders Five 23,000 TEU Giants in ChinaHong Kong-based container shipping and logistics service company Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL) has ordered five 23,000 TEU boxships at COSCO Shipping yards in China.11 March 2020 Wednesday 14:20
