Containership scrappage rates are expected to exceed previous records this year, but cellular capacity removed due to demolition will still be surpassed by a ratio of one to three by newbuilding deliveries, reported Lloyd’s List citing Alphaliner. If the current recycling trend of boxships continues, the total capacity consigned to breakers’ yards in 2013 could [...]
Ever Liven, the tenth in a series of L-type containership to be operated by Evergreen Line, was christened by S.S. Lin, the Evergreen Group’s First Vice Group Chairman, at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea yesterday. The official rope-cutting of the new 8,452-TEU vessel was performed by Mrs. Tsai Su-Hua in a ceremony attended [...]
OOCL announced the naming of the OOCL Memphis in Shanghai today, the newest 8,888 TEU vessel to join its fleet for the Super Shuttle Express (SSX) service on the Trans-Pacific trade, connecting Asian and North American markets. By incorporating the latest state-of-the-art technologies, improved sailing performance at sea can be realized to enhance OOCL’s competitive [...]
The containership Guangyangxingang sank off the Chinese coast on Monday, due to bad weather and strong winds, leaving 11 crew members dead and two missing, according to Shangdong province authorities. One of the crew members has been rescued by a helicopter. The search for the remaining two sailors continues. The ship, traveling from the northern [...]
On February 28, the Christening ceremony of 13,386-TEU container ship MV. COSCO BELGIUM was grandly held at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co.,Ltd (NACKS) . Mr. Li Yunpeng, Executive Vice President of COSCO Group, Mr. Wan Min, Managing Director of COSCON, Mr. Gao Ping, Secretary of Party Committee of COSCON, Mr. Nobumitsu Kambayashi, the Senior [...]
CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping Group and France’s leading, has announced that passengers cabins are now available on board the CMA CGM MARCO POLO, the world’s largest containership of 16 020 TEUs. This giant of the seas which has exceptional dimensions (longer than 396m) is the equivalent of 4 football pitches and [...]
Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett (T-AK 4296) completed cargo operations at the port of Chuk Sa Met, Thailand, delivering more than 520 pieces of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force cargo Feb. 8 to support exercise Cobra Gold 2013. MSC transported the cargo to Thailand for the exercise – a large-scale multinational [...]
OOCL announced the christening of its newest 8,888 TEU vessel at a naming ceremony held on the Changxing Island shipyard in Shanghai yesterday. “This magnificent vessel, the OOCL Miami, is another shining example of Hudong-Zhonghua’s skills and craftsmanship in building top quality ships,” said Mr. Andy Tung, Chief Executive Officer of OOCL, at the christening ceremony. [...]
Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) became the first terminal operator in the Middle East to handle the world’s largest containership, CMA CGM Marco Polo, owned by the CMA CGM Group. With a length of four standard football pitches (396 metres), 54 metres beam and requiring a draft of 16m, Khorfakkan is one of the few ports [...]
Ever Leader, the eighth L-type containership of Evergreen Line, was christened by Bronson Hsieh, the Evergreen Group’s Second Vice Group Chairman, at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard yesterday. The ceremonial rope cutting for the new 8,452-TEU vessel was performed by Mrs. Sook-Je Lee in a ceremony attended by dignitaries from Taiwan and abroad. Ever Leader [...]
