File Photo: Alex Kolokythas Photography / Shutterstock Hong Kong-based owner and operator Seaspan has surpassed the one million TEU mark with the purchase of four modern containerships for approximately $367 million in cash, the company said Tuesday. The four 12,000 TEU vessels come with long-term charter agreements with a leading global liner, Seaspan said. Three of the … [Read more...]
Asian Shipping Lines Launching East Med to U.S. Service
A COSCO containership at Port of Savannah in May 2017. Photo credit: Georgia Ports Authority A group of Asia’s top shipping lines are launching a new transatlantic service connecting the Eastern Mediterranean with ports along the U.S. East Coast. The new East Mediterranean – America (EMA) Service is being launched Ocean Network Express (ONE), COSCO Shipping Lines, OOCL … [Read more...]
Maersk Ship Breaks Down Near Gibraltar
MV Maersk Batur. Photo: MarineTraffic.com/Mick Prendergast A Maersk containership broke down and began drifting shortly after departing Algeciras, Spain to Newark, New Jersey. Maersk said in a Jan. 30 customer advisory that the Maersk Batur suffered main engine damage which will cause the vessel to be delayed. “The Nautical department is sailing the vessel … [Read more...]
Update: Coronavirus Ruled Out on CMA CGM Containership
Update: The sick crew members on board the CMA CGM Ural have recovered and coronavirus has been ruled out, according to a spokesperson with CMA CGM. "This has been confirmed by the International Radio Medical Center (CIRM Roma), which has concluded that 'the CMA CGM URAL is a disease-free ship'. The vessel is still sailing as normal on its route," CMA CGM said in an … [Read more...]
General Average Declared for Containership After Engine Room Fire
The owner of the Ocean Network Express containership has declared general average following an engine room fire in the Malacca Straits in early January, ONE Line said in a notice to its customers. The vessel, Northern Juptiter, was sailing from Singapore to Port Klang when it experienced a main engine room fire on January 4, 2020. The fire was extinguished, but the main … [Read more...]