DANISH shipping giant Maersk Line is said to be discussing orders for up to a dozen 15,000 TEU methanol-fuelled container ships at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), according to Container News, Athens, citing reports…
LONDON’s Clarksons Research reported on July 6 that the shipbuilding contracts signed last month added up to 4.15 million compensated gross tonnes, or 131 ships, including 1.82 million CGT (40) that went to…
SECONDHAND deals for containerships have jumped more than doubled in the first half of the year, according to BIMCO data, reports Singapore’s Splash 247. Carriers have been scrambling for tonnage as charter and…
SOUTH Korean seaports handled a total of 2.63 million TEU in May, an 11.2 per cent rise on the 2.37 million TEU throughput in the same month last year. The data from the…
HONG Kong-based intra-Asia shipping group SITC International has extended its newbuilding string to nearly 30 ships, after SITC Shipowning exercised options for eight more vessels at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. In a Hong Kong Stock…
The 6,700-TEU Rhodos suspended voyage from Colombia to Algeciras Spain on June 7 in the Atlantic after two Russian and Sri Lankan crewmen had respiratory problems, reports Kiev’s Maritime Bulletin. The ship approached…
THE possible total constructive loss of the X-Press Pearl stands to be the latest in a line of container ship losses for the insurance industry. There have been two explosions on board the…
AMERICA needs new legal tools to combat China threats, says US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Reuters reports. Ms Tai told US lawmakers that existing trade laws seek to protect US firms after they…
SEVEN expatriate pilots at Hong Kong Air Cargo (HKAC) have been laid off while waiting for their visa renewal, reports Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post. HKAC has said it is facing a…
HONG Kong’s Cathay Pacific Cargo has been flying vital relief shipments to India and it stands ready to do more in the face of a grave medical crisis Although passenger flights have been…
