OOCL welcomes six green eco-friendly 24,000 TEU giants
HONG KONG : Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) held the naming ceremony of a 24,188 TEU newbuilding at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering
CMA CGM unveils “Port Liberty”
MARSEILLE : The CMA CGM Group has unveiled the investment and business strategy for its recently acquired Global Container Terminals (GCT) in Bayonne and New York Ports as part of the Group’s
DNV awards AiP for Hanwha Ocean’s new 270K LNG carrier design
NORWAY : Classification society DNV presented Hanwha Ocean with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an innovative 270,000cbm LNG carrier. The design maximizes cargo capacity while optimizing vessel
Rotterdam and Oslo Cities signs MoU for New Green Corridor
ROTTERDAM : A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the City of Rotterdam and the City of Oslo to create a new Green Corridor for short
AkzoNobel and Silverstream Technologies release white paper to help ship owners cut fuel consumption
LONDON : Ship operators can reduce their fuel use and emissions output by using Silverstream Technologies’ air lubrication system (ALS) with AkzoNobel’s fouling control coatings, a new white
Israel-Palestine war spells woes for Indian exports
NEW DELHI : Analysts have anticipated increased shipping costs accompanied with higher insurance premiums in wake of the growing Israel -Palestine conflicts. Amidst the recent attacks, trade volumes
Jiangnan Shipyard delivered the world’s largest 24,000 TEU ultra-large container ship
BEIJING : On October 9, “MSC CHINA“, the last of the world’s largest 24116 TEU ultra-large container ship series built by Jiangnan Shipyard and China Shipbuilding Trading for CSSC Shipping and MSC, was delivered
Hapag-Lloyd revises INDAMEX 2 Service rotation
HAMBURG : Hapag-Lloyd has decided to discontinue its vessel calls at Norfolk, US on its INDAMEX 2 (IN2) Service, effective from November 2023. The updated IN2 service port
CMA CGM axes Chittagong call due to lower demand and port restrictions
MARSEILLE : CMA CGM has halted a direct call out of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port which it began in April – the latest sign of continuing carrier network changes
Vado-Verona Porta Nuova rail connection launched : APM Terminals
VERONA (ITALY) : A new rail connection between the container and reefer terminals in Vado Ligure and Verona Porta Nuova inland port has been established. The twice weekly