CMA CGM has completed its acquisition of Containerships after the European Commission authorized the transaction on October 22. The acquisition is part of CMA CGM's strategy aimed at densifying its regional network which began in 2002 with the acquisition of MacAndrews.
News ID: 80271 Publish Date : 2018/11/02
It is not yet clear in full detail what happened, and how, in Suez Canal, probably later more details will come up. It was a major accident, which involved 5 ships and blocked the Canal. It seems like not only vessels are to blame for mayhem, but Canal management also. One disabled ship in Canal shouldn’t lead to multiply collisions and general chaos.
News ID: 80128 Publish Date : 2018/07/17
The number of container ship s sold for scrap has plummeted by more than 80% in the first half of this year as a result of higher freight and charter rates and a reduction in the average fleet age, IHS Markit figures show. As a result, demolition of container ship s could hit a seven-year low this year if current trends continue.
News ID: 80122 Publish Date : 2018/07/15
Total has signed an agreement with CMA CGM to supply LNG for the nine 22,000 teu containerships ordered by the French container line.
News ID: 77565 Publish Date : 2017/12/07
Chinese container carrier Cosco Shipping is thirsty for expansion and will raise CNY 12.9billion (USD 2billion) in new capital, according to Reuters report. The money will go to the construction of 20 new vessels.
News ID: 77066 Publish Date : 2017/10/31
The 20,170 teu MOL Truth has been registered with Panama, a first for the Registry.
News ID: 77065 Publish Date : 2017/10/31
The OOCL Hong Kong has officially been recorded as the world’s biggest container ship at 21,413 TEU by Guinness World Records. The vessel was the first container ship in the world to exceed the 21,000 TEU mark.
News ID: 76142 Publish Date : 2017/09/07
Traffic to and from Antwerp, Europe's second-biggest port, was halted on Monday after a container ship ran aground on the banks of the river Scheldt which connects the port to the North Sea.
News ID: 75613 Publish Date : 2017/08/15
Twelve people, including one firefighter, sustained minor to mild injuries after a container ship leaked a hazardous material in the Port of Long Beach in Southern California, WSJ reported.
News ID: 75455 Publish Date : 2017/08/09
The Suez Canal Authority has further extended rebates for containerships from ports of the East Coast of America heading to South and South East Asian ports.
News ID: 75246 Publish Date : 2017/07/28
2017, H1:
Global newbuilding orders have dwindled in the first half of this year to 245 units, dragged down by reduced interest for containers and zero order for offshore vessels, but new orders for bulkers and tankers have risen, according to data from VesselsValue.
News ID: 75213 Publish Date : 2017/07/26
South Korean shipping company SM Line is keeping busy with fleet expansion plans as it sets sights on adding nine more ships by the end of the year.
News ID: 74818 Publish Date : 2017/07/07
China COSCO Shipping Corp has embarked on a major shopping spree, adding 14 ultra large containership newbuilds to its fleet.
News ID: 74641 Publish Date : 2017/06/25
Hong Kong-based container carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) held a naming ceremony for the 21,413 TEU OOCL Hong Kong at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, on May 12.
News ID: 73950 Publish Date : 2017/05/15
Ten port workers were injured when a CMA CGM container vessel collided with a quay crane at Jebel Ali Port, causing it to collapse.
News ID: 73831 Publish Date : 2017/05/09
In less than two months, ships of up to 18,000 TEUs will be able to pass below the Bayonne Bridge, connecting New Jersey to New York, and access terminals located in New Jersey and Staten Island.
News ID: 73774 Publish Date : 2017/05/06
The container ship COSCO Development has set a record as the largest vessel to date to enter the expanded Panama Canal.
News ID: 73748 Publish Date : 2017/05/03
The container ship CMA CGM Fidelio caught fire on 15 nautical miles off Puerto de San Miguel (Ibiza), Spain.
News ID: 73132 Publish Date : 2017/03/26
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) reports that it has completed the project to redesign its Vorhafen Harbour Basin entrance.
News ID: 72863 Publish Date : 2017/03/08
Cosco Guangdong Shipyard has bagged an order for three containerships for a European owner.
News ID: 72746 Publish Date : 2017/03/04