Container Ships
United Arab Shipping Company increases its fleet with more 13,500 TEU vessels; The United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) names 13,500 TEU containership in Hamburg on 25 May.
Nigerian port growth boosted by investment, results in surge last year of number of container vessels & container traffic in first quarter 2012
Nigerian
Port of Savannah reports that container volume fell 4.2 per cent to 248,886 TEU in April 2012, while RoRo volumes rose at Port of Brunswick
The Port of Savannah,
An onboard security team repelled an attack by pirates in several boats who fired at 'Maersk Texas' north-east of Fujairah
The US flag vessel Maersk Texas thwarted
RENA Container Recovery Passes 800 Mark.
The number of containers recovered from the stricken Rena on Mount Mauganui’s Astrolabe Reef has risen above the 800 mark.
GL & MAN make available their joint advisory study on the costs and benefits of using liquid natural gas (LNG) as a fuel for container vessels
Using liquefied
The Panama National Customs Authority proposal to tax port users for cargo X-ray machines costs is causing controversy in Panamenian ports
The National Customs
Industry-wide vessel container service schedule reliability improved, but carriers’ service standards for some commercial processes fall short says Drewry's
The Port of Xiamen, in Fujian, lifted 2.06 million TEU from January to April this year, an increase of 11.82% year on year, nearby Fuzhou Port up 5%
Port of Xiamen,
Container ship operators, Maersk Line, is increasing shipping charges on Latin America routes by 30%
According to 'Newsroom Panama' the increase, announced May 17,
Cargotec has established a joint venture with Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to strengthen presence in China
The joint venture RCI will build a new
For many years the Congress, GAO, and I many times, have criticized Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or not addressing or even acknowledging the security risks
On May 16 Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) took delivery of the newly-built m/v "Philadelphia", a Newcastlemax dry bulk carrier of 206,040 dwt that was contracted in April 2010.
ABS Nautical Systems today announced that implementation of its NS5 Enterprise software suite has begun on Reederei Claus-Peter Offen’s fleet of container vessels.
GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. announces new Chief Financial Officer.
Michael E. Moore, President and CEO of GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. is pleased
DP World Chairman and Vice Chairman make an inspection tour of their DP World DakarTerminal
During their visit to the Senegalese capital, Mr Bin Sulayem and Mr
Drewry Maritime Research’s new quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight revealed that industry-wide vessel schedule reliability improved to 72.3% in the first quarter of 2012,
Siemens wins order from DSME to equip Maersk container ships with eco-friendly propulsion and power generation systems
Siemens Drive Technologies Division has
A.P. Møller - Mærsk Q1 2012 reports plunge in pre-tax profit, sees slightly lower 2012 result
Denmark-based conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S reported
The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has been awarded a contract worth tens of millions of Euros from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to implement