The first Triple-E has a name

Monday, 17 June 2013 09:09

Maersk Line’s newest vessel, the first of the Triple-E series, was named Friday morning in a ceremony at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo,

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NYK announces introduction of Bengal Arabian Service (BAS)

Thursday, 13 June 2013 08:19

NYK announces a new West Asia service, the Bengal Arabian Service (BAS), together with partners Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan), and Simatech Shipping Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

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Hamburg Süd launches a new service South Africa – Argentina/Brazil

Thursday, 13 June 2013 08:14

From July 2013, Hamburg Süd will be offering a new service from South Africa to Argentina and Brazil (SABR Service) in cooperation with Nile Dutch.

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Drewry: Container Insight Weekly

Tuesday, 11 June 2013 13:30

Ocean carriers’ plans to get rid of surplus 8,000 teu vessels by dumping them into the trade lane between Asia and the East Coast South America appears to have seriously backfired,

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GL debuts C-Dragon design concept at Nor-Shipping

Thursday, 06 June 2013 09:39

The importance of Intra-Asian trade routes continues to grow as the region’s economies continue to expand. Asian container traffic, in particular, is projected to be the fastest growing sector

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Ocean rate war could come at a price for shippers

Thursday, 06 June 2013 09:09

Shippers might be the beneficiaries of the current price war in the ocean container sector, but that does not mean there are no risks attached, according to Drewry’s monthly Sea & Air Shipper Insight .

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The CMA CGM JULES VERNE inaugurated by François Hollande

Wednesday, 05 June 2013 13:34

The CMA CGM JULES VERNE, the world’s largest containership (16,000 twenty-foot equivalent units), and sailing under the French flag was officially inaugurated by French President

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The CMA CGM ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (16,000 TEU) christened in Hamburg

Tuesday, 04 June 2013 13:33

The CMA CGM Group announced the christening of the CMA CGM ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT, 31 May 2013, in Hamburg, in presence of her godmother, Dr. Dorothee Stapelfeldt,

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New technology set to help old container ships save energy

Monday, 03 June 2013 13:32

A new research project aims to reduce the energy consumption of container ships by 10-20 percent. This will result in considerable environmental and economic benefits.

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SFL adds four 8,700 TEU newbuilding container vessels

Monday, 27 May 2013 09:07

Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) announced that the Company has agreed to build four 8,700 TEU newbuilding container vessels at a major shipyard in Korea.

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Hamburg Süd: Double christening in South Korea

Friday, 24 May 2013 12:29

On Thursday, 23 May 2013, Hamburg Süd celebrated the double christening of its container ships “Cap San Nicolas” and “Cap San Marco” at the Hyundai Heavy Industries yard in Ulsan (South Korea).

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New Hapag-Lloyd service for Italy, Turkey and Egypt

Thursday, 23 May 2013 12:16

Hapag-Lloyd is launching the new Levante Express Service (LEX). First sailing of the weekly service which further enhances Hapag-Lloyd’s port coverage in the Tyrrhenian Sea and Levant

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SinOceanic orders 10x8,800 TEU containerships at Jinhai Heavy Industries

Thursday, 23 May 2013 08:39

On behalf of foreign interests, SinOceanic Shipping ASA has entered into a contract with Jinhai Heavy Industries, China, to build 10 x 8800 TEU state-of-the art super eco containerships

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Discovery Channel to broadcast Maersk Triple-E build

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 08:37

In a shipyard in South Korea workers are building the world's largest ships - Maersk Line's 400m long Triple-E container vessels. Maersk and Discovery Channel have teamed up

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Aliança renewing its cabotage fleet

Friday, 17 May 2013 08:54

Aliança’s new container ship “Sebastião Caboto” was christened at the Terminal Maritimo de Passageiros in the port of Santos. The vessel’s sponsor is Deise Krause,

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Ebba Maersk’s maiden call welcomed in Busan

Monday, 13 May 2013 09:29

On 30 April, 15,001 TEU Ebba Maersk made her first port call in Busan, South Korea. The  vessel is now including Busan on the AE10 service to North Europe.

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16,000-TEU CMA CGM Jules Verne enters service

Monday, 13 May 2013 09:05

The CMA CGM Group recently announced the arrival of the CMA CGM JULES VERNE (16 000 containers twenty-foot equivalent). Sailing under the French flag, she is the world’s largest containership.

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ZCP to call Norfolk

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 13:25

ZIM  announces that ZIM Container Service Pacific (ZCP) is adding the port of Norfolk to its route, starting mid-June. The first vessel to call Norfolk will be ZIM Mediterranean voyage 47/W.

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MOL launches Asia - Mexico Express Service

Tuesday, 07 May 2013 09:16

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced its new Asia‐Mexico Express Service (AME), departing Ningbo on June 24,2013. MOL will offer a new weekly service operated by Hapag-Lloyd.

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Big ship orders keep focus on carrier supply pressures

Monday, 06 May 2013 12:43

Attempts by carriers to tackle the capacity overhang are being undone as new orders for Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) continue to make the headlines,

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