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Chinese shipbuilder delivers world's largest dual-fuel powered container ship
The world's first and largest dual-fuel powered container ship was named and delivered to French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM Group on April 15 in Shanghai, with the aim of further enhancing the competitiveness of the Chinese shipbuilding …
Apr 16, 2025 / Vessels
Crowley’s First Avance Class Vessel Quetzal Begins Maiden Commercial Voyage
Crowley’s new LNG-powered containership Quetzal has successfully begun its inaugural commercial voyage, opening the company’s next era of faster, frequent ocean shipping with a new class of vessels for the U.S., Central America and the Dominican …
Apr 15, 2025 / Vessels
Folk Maritime Purchases Second Vessel Folk Jazan, to Expand Regional Maritime Connectivity
Folk Maritime Services Company, a PIF company and one of the region’s emerging leaders in providing regional liner and feeder services, announced today the official purchase of its second owned vessel, M/V Folk Jazan. Registered at Jeddah Islamic …
Apr 10, 2025 / Vessels
Yang Ming Announces the Purchase of Three 8,000 TEU Methanol Dual-Fuel Containerships
To advance its fleet optimization plan, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (Yang Ming) announced on Mar 28th, the purchase of three 8,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel-ready containerships from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. These vessels, being built …
Mar 31, 2025 / Curious
Crowley's Update #4 on Stena Immaculate Incident In The North Sea
Crowley continues to work closely with U.K. agencies to support response operations resulting from container ship Solong striking the Crowley-managed tanker Stena Immaculate while at anchor on Monday, March 10. A fire onboard the Stena …
Mar 13, 2025 / Accidents
Maiden call of CMA CGM IRON in Singapore: first delivery of a Korean-built series of 12 new generation dual-fuel methanol 13,000 TEUs vessels
Twelve cutting-edge 13,000 TEUs containerships to be delivered by Hyunday Samho Heavy Industries in 2025 and 2026. Issued from a technological cooperation with a major Korean shipyard, this is a new milestone on the CMA CGM Group’s path towards …
Mar 5, 2025 / Vessels
PIL receives delivery of its third 14,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel
The vessel was named Kota Ebony and marks the third of four such vessels delivered as part of the company’s fleet renewal programme Pacific International Lines (PIL) has received delivery of its third 14,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel …
Feb 21, 2025 / Vessels
Nuclear-Electric Propelled Vessel Design from HD KSOE Earns ABS Approval
A pioneering nuclear-propelled containership designed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received approval in principle from ABS. Caption: Sangmin Park, Senior Vice President, HD KSOE, with Patrick Ryan, ABS Senior …
Feb 20, 2025 / Curious
Maiden Call of The Great Casablanca from Grimaldi in Amsterdam
On February 10th, the vessel - The Great Casablanca - from the Grimaldi Group docked for the first time in the Port of Amsterdam. This impressive Container/RoRo ship is 250 meters long, 38 meters wide, and has no fewer than 12 decks. It boasts …
Feb 17, 2025 / Vessels
Evergreen adds eleven 24,000 teu box ships to its orderbook
Evergreen is to spend more than $3bn on another series of 24,000 teu ultra-large containerships. The Taiwanese mainline operator said yesterday it had commissioned 11 ships, priced between $265m and $295m each; six to be built by South Korean …
Feb 14, 2025 / Vessels