Hapag-Lloyd orders five new container ships
Hapag-Lloyd ordered five container vessels with a capacity of 10,500 standard containers (TEU) each from the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho He...
Read MorePOSH acquires two shipping firms
Singapore-listed operator of offshore support vessels and services, PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), has acquired two companies registered i...
Read More"K" Line takes delivery of first of many 14,000-TEU vessels
"K" Line has announced that the Millau Bridge, the first of five 14,000-TEU vessels ordered in 2013, has been duly delivered last week. The ve...
Read MoreFSL Trust secures two-year time charter agreement
FSL Trust Management Pte. Ltd., as trustee-manager of First Ship Lease Trust has entered into a two-year time charter agreement with a prominent US...
Read MoreHamburg Süd names its third San-Class containership
Hamburg Süd christened its third container vessel in the new San class. The official naming ceremony of the San Vicente was held at the Cuenca de...
Read MoreMSC set to induct another giant boxship
MSC Oliver, the second of the company's 19,224 teu series of vessels was inaugurated at the DSME shipyard in Busan, South Korea, just two months af...
Read MoreCMA CGM Volga Joins the Fleet
The CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce that the CMA CGM VOLGA entered the CMA CGM fleet on March 17th, and started her first rotation in Dalian, ...
Read MoreMOL Group establishes ˜MOL Project & Heavy Cargo'
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced the establishment of a unified brand, ˜MOL Project & Heavy Cargo', highlighting the MOL Group's capabilitie...
Read MoreABG Shipyard to focus on defence orders
ABG Shipyard plans to shift its focus towards defence orders which are more lucrative compared to the commercial shipbuilding business. The company...
Read MoreBritish Queen to name new ship
Queen Elizabeth II will christen P&O Cruises' new flagship Britannia in Southampton, England, on March 10. She will be accompanied by her husband, ...
Read MoreCMA CGM RHONE enters CMA CGM fleet
The CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce that the maiden voyage of the CMA CGM RHONE started in China on February 20th, 2015. This 9,365 TEUs ...
Read MoreCMA CGM takes delivery of two vessels
The CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce that the CMA CGM LOIRE and the CMA CGM URAL were delivered and entered the fleet on February 13th and 14th...
Read MoreSX-Class newbuilding, OOCL Taipei, Christened in Shanghai
OOCL is pleased to announce the christening of the newest 8,888 TEU newbuilding at a naming ceremony held on Changxing Island in Shanghai. Named t...
Read MoreMSC to take delivery of world's largest boxship this month
Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC), the world's second largest container line, is upping the stakes in the ultra-large vessel segment. It is very soo...
Read MoreCosta Serena celebrates first visit to Abu Dhabi
Officials from Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) welcomed Capt. Muratore Mauro and his crew from the cruise liner Costa Serena to Zayed Port, as the s...
Read MoreMOL coal carrier recognised as ˜Bulk Ship of the Year'
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that the Soma Maru, the coal carrier which serves Tohoku Electric Power Co., has been named the "Bulk Ship ...
Read More19,100-TEU CSCL Globe, world's biggest, named at HHI yard
CSCL Globe, the worldî–¸ largest containership and the first of a series of five 19,100-TEU vessels ordered by China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL...
Read MoreG E Shipping contracts to buy a Medium Range Product Tanker
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited (G E Shipping) signed a contract to buy a Medium Range Product Tanker of about 48,700 dwt on 4th Novembe...
Read MoreSeaspan accepts delivery of fifth 10000 TEU SAVER containership
Seaspan Corporation announced that it accepted delivery of a 10000 TEU containership, the MOL Brightness. The new containership, which was construc...
Read MoreNYK & Mitsui & Co. conclude time-charter contract for new LNG carrier for Cameron LNG project
NYK concluded a time-charter contract with Mitsui & Co. Ltd for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier for the Cameron LNG project based in the ...
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