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The First LNG Bunkering Operation Performed at Klaipeda Port
The first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation was successfully performed in the Port of Klaipeda. LNG tanker Avenir Aspiration bunkered 326 cubic meters of liquified natural gas to a 170-meter length CMA CGM container vessel Containerships Aurora on …
Apr 16, 2024 / Vessels
Maersk names second vessel of its large methanol-enabled fleet Astrid Mærsk in Yokohama, Japan
In a ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan today, the world's second large methanol-enabled container vessel was named Astrid Mærsk. Mrs. Liza Uchida, spouse of Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida served as godmother and christened the vessel. “Astrid Mærsk” is the …
Apr 4, 2024 / Vessels
Wan Hai Lines Holds Naming Ceremony for 13,100teu Newbuilding WAN HAI A15
Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremony for WAN HAI A15 accompanied by a charity event today (29th March) at Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje shipyard. The ceremony was officiated jointly by Mr. S.A. Choi, vice chairman & CEO of Samsung …
Mar 29, 2024 / Vessels
Containership Ane Maersk calls at the Eurogate container terminal in Hamburg for the first time on its maiden voyage from Asia to Europe
On the morning of 28 March, the "Ane Maersk", the world's first large methanol-capable container ship operated by the Maersk shipping company with a capacity of more than 16,000 TEU, moored at Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg for the first time on …
Mar 29, 2024 / Vessels
Update on DALI Collision: Search operation ends in "heartbreaking conclusion," Maryland governor says (Video)
Six people, who were believed to be part of a road construction crew, are presumed dead after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning. The collapse came after a 984-foot containership DALI hit the bridge's pillar. …
Mar 27, 2024 / Accidents
Containership DALI suffered a total blackout before the collision with bridge
The pilot of the ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge Tuesday did “everything that he could have done” to slow the ship and keep it from drifting toward the bridge, said Clay Diamond, executive director and general counsel of the American …
Mar 27, 2024 / Accidents
WATCH: VesselFinder AIS data reconstruction of the allision of container ship DALI with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after the container ship DALI ran into it. The collision occurred on Tuesday, 26th March 2024 at around 1:30 am LT. Multiple vehicles were on the bridge at the time, including one the size of a …
Mar 26, 2024 / Accidents
WATCH: Baltimore Bridge collapses into the water after being struck by containership DALI; Many casualties feared
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a container ship ran into it. Media reports said that the vessel crashed into the bridge at about 1:30am on Tuesday, catching fire before sinking. At least seven people and seven vehicles are …
Mar 26, 2024 / Accidents
ClassNK certifies the world’s first onboard CCS installation on EVERGREEN’s Neopanamax container vessel
ClassNK has granted its “SCCS-Full”*1 class notation to “EVER TOP”, a Neopanamax container vessel owned by EVERGREEN. The notation signifies that the vessel is now equipped with an onboard CO2 capture and storage (CCS) systems, marking it as the …
Mar 22, 2024 / Vessels
Jolly Clivia, the fifth full-container ship for the Ignazio Messina & C. fleet
The latest of the five full-container vessels to join the Ignazio Messina & C. fleet has been renamed Jolly Clivia. The official delivery took place at the port of Singapore. The new vessel, measuring 262 meters in length by 32 meters in …
Feb 28, 2024 / Vessels