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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
A Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel in port
Shipping

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Inks Contracts Worth $1.2 Billion

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a leading roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) shipping company, has inked two major multi-year shipping contracts with a top global construction and

January 30, 2024
Total Views: 1621

Monday, January 22, 2024
A Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel in port
Shipping

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Secures Major Shipping Deal with Korean Machinery Giant

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a leading Norwegian roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) shipping provider, has inked a major multi-year shipping agreement with Korea’s top

January 22, 2024
Total Views: 2077

Monday, April 24, 2023
Georgia Ports Authority Sees Sustained Growth in Ro/Ro Cargo Handling
Ports

Georgia Ports Authority Sees Sustained Growth in Ro/Ro Cargo Handling

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is marking a significant milestone as it records eight consecutive months of growth in Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro/Ro) cargo

April 24, 2023
Total Views: 1881

Friday, April 21, 2023
Aurora Class car carrier
Shipping

Höegh Autoliners Secures Major 5-Year Contract with Asian Car Manufacturer

Norwegian-based Höegh Autoliners has recently signed a “significant” five-year agreement with a leading Asian automaker to transport vehicles from

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 1994

Monday, April 17, 2023
Navigating Change: European RoRo Sector Adapts To Brexit, Crises And Decarbonization
Ports

Navigating Change: European RoRo Sector Adapts To Brexit, Crises And Decarbonization

In an era marked by Brexit, the Ukraine crisis, and the push for long-term decarbonization solutions, the European RoRo cargo vessel sector finds itself

April 17, 2023
Total Views: 1049

Friday, March 3, 2023
Höegh Autoliners Buys Back Fifth RoRo Under Bareboat Charter
Shipping

Höegh Autoliners Buys Back Fifth RoRo Under Bareboat Charter

Norwegian roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) provider Höegh Autoliners has exercised an option to purchase back another one of its bareboat chartered vessels—its fifth

March 3, 2023
Total Views: 2043

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
China COVID Port Ship Inspectors
Shipping

China Exports Collapse But Car Exports Remain Strong

By Ishika Mookerjee (Bloomberg) China’s exports and imports both contracted at steeper paces in November as external demand continued to weaken and a

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 1978

Saturday, November 26, 2022
vinfast electric car ship
Shipping

Vinfast RoRo Departs Vietnam With eSUVs To Compete With Tesla

By Nguyen Kieu Giang (Bloomberg) VinFast, an electric carmaker backed by Vietnam’s richest man, is shipping its first SUVs to the US, a milestone for parent

November 26, 2022
Total Views: 2405

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Felicity Ace seen burning in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands. Picture was released Friday, February 18, 2022 by the Portuguese Navy. Photo courtesy Portuguese Navy
Incidents

Marine Insurance Report Warns of Ro-Ro Risk

The big, boxy floating steel parking garages known in the industry as Roll-on Roll-off ships, or RoRo’s, might be more dangerous than marine insurance

May 10, 2022
Total Views: 6359

Monday, January 11, 2016
ACL Atlantic Star transiting under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge into New York Harbor
Blog

SPOTD – New York Welcomes World’s Largest CONRO

By Will Van Dorp – On January 9, 2015, two Atlantic Container Line (ACL) RORO/ Containerships (CONRO) entered New York harbor, one within 30 minutes of

January 11, 2016
Total Views: 22

Thursday, June 4, 2015
M/V Courage Arrives In Southampton, 100 Charred Vehicles Expected
Lifesaving Incidents

M/V Courage Arrives In Southampton, 100 Charred Vehicles Expected

A transporter ship that caught fire off the coast of Essex has arrived in Southampton. The American crew of the RoRo M/V Courage are reported safe after

June 4, 2015
Total Views: 241

Wednesday, June 3, 2015
WATCH: Car Carrier’s Cargo Gets Tossed in Heavy Seas
Interesting

WATCH: Car Carrier’s Cargo Gets Tossed in Heavy Seas

Here’s a video just uploaded to the website Liveleak that is going viral this

June 3, 2015
Total Views: 419

US Flagged RoRo Fire Off  Isle Of Wight
Fire Incidents

US Flagged RoRo Fire Off Isle Of Wight

A ship’s crew has been tackling a blaze on a transporter carrying cars and US military vehicles. The UK MCA has reported a fire was reported at 22:00 BST

June 3, 2015
Total Views: 21

Monday, September 22, 2014
malacca highway
Maritime News

Russian Port Officials Find Radioactive Truck on K-Line RoRo

By Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich, The Panamanian-flagged car carrier MALACCA HIGHWAY was held up at the port of Vladivostock on 11 September after customs

September 22, 2014
Total Views: 18

Tuesday, September 3, 2013
“K” Line Orders Four Wide-Beam Car Carriers
News

“K” Line Orders Four Wide-Beam Car Carriers

With a 37-38 meter beam, the vessels will be the widest car carriers ever

September 3, 2013
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, January 2, 2013
zombie shutterstock
News

2013 May Spawn a New Breed of “Zombie” Shipping Companies

Earnings for ships that haul liquefied gases, cars and oil products are most likely to recover this year amid a continued glut of merchant vessels that may

January 2, 2013
Total Views: 9

Friday, November 2, 2012
ulusoy sealines 14
Shipbuilding

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Shipyard Launches the Ulusoy 15 RoRo Freight Ferry

German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) announced this morning they have successfully launched the second of two identical RoRo freight ferry

November 2, 2012
Total Views: 24
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