Container Shipping

MV Mary Maersk, the third installment of Maersk Line's massive Triple-E class, quietly commenced her maiden voyage this week from Busan, South Korea with about

When salvage teams begin hauling the wrecked Costa Concordia liner upright on the Italian island of Giglio next week, the financial stakes for insurers will be

Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) announced today the acquisition of three newly-built 5,023 TEU containerships from Capital Maritime & Trading

China International Marine Containers Group (CIMC) announced today a new build order for two 8,800 TEU container vessels with associated 204 month charter

A new video has surfaced on youtube showing, allegedly, the recent attack on the COSCO Asia containership in the Suez

Maersk Line reports this morning that the fire on board the Maersk Kampala has finally been put out by the onboard fire-fighting teams with support from

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, rose the most in more than two weeks in Copenhagen

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard announced today they have been awarded a 113,200,000,000 KRW (USD $103 million) newbuild order for new containerships from an undisclosed

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Who would have thought a container shipping firm could rally as many Facebook “likes” as a

It’s been three days since a fire broke out on board the containership Maersk Kampala just south of the Suez Canal and the crew on board has yet to

International classification society ClassNK said Friday that they will be delaying the release of the findings from the ClassNK Casualty Investigation

HONG KONG, Aug 30 (Reuters) – China’s largest bulk shipper, China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd , is confident of turning a profit for the full year of

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) on Thursday confirmed a 10-vessel order with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, which includes five 18,000 TEU

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Debt-laden Israeli shipping company Zim said it has received support from its creditors as it continues to

Update: 30 August Maersk Lines’s containership, Maersk Kampala is still on fire this morning according to a statement on Maersk Line’s website. The

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) announced today they have won an order for three containerships rumored to be 18,000

DUBAI/SEOUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries is close to winning an order worth about $1.4 billion to build 10 huge

A close-up of the bow of the ship shows a particular feature of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller’s design. The naval architects extended the beam of the

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s biggest shipping line, said concern that emerging markets are losing their

Amid throngs of shoreside and seagoing spectators, the world’s largest containership, MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, arrived today in Rotterdam on her