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Container ship CMA CGM G. Washington lost 137 containers overboard as a result of parametric roll. The Nautical Institute points out that a major contributing factor was that the crew was not fully conversant with...Read more
CMA CGM has ‘old-fashioned’ bulb-less ships built
In China, construction has started on the first two of a series of nine container ships for CMA CGM. At 22,500 TEU, these will be the largest in the shipping company’s fleet. Just like the...Read more
‘Shady complaint about Dockers’ Clause’
The Dockers’ Clause, which regulates that the lashing of containers on ships moored in the port must be done by dock workers, complies with all European regulations. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) states this...Read more
World’s largest container ship arrives in Rotterdam
The world’s largest container ship has arrived in Rotterdam. The HMM Algeciras is on its maiden trip and called at Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) in Amaliahaven on the Second Maasvlakte to transship containers. The Algeciras is the...Read more
Charges against master APL England after losing containers off Australia
Charges have been laid against the master of the APL England, which lost about fifty containers off the coast of Sydney. The offences relate to pollution and/or damage of the Australian marine environment as a...Read more
Type approval for biggest dual-fuel marine engines to date
WinGD has received type approval for what are said to be the biggest and most powerful LNG-fuelled engines ever built. Class society Bureau Veritas awarded the approval. The first series of the engines is currently...Read more
Container ships caught at violating safety rules
Despite the MSC Zoe disaster in the Dutch Wadden Sea at the beginning of last year, shipping companies still massively violate international rules on safety for large container ships. This follows from a major inspection...Read more
‘Delivery of HMM’s record ships possibly delayed due to corona’
It remains to be seen whether all of HMM’s twelve new mega-carriers to be delivered this year will be put into operation. Due to the corona crisis, delivery may be postponed for a few weeks...Read more
Suspected cyber attack shuts down network MSC
Shipping company MSC may have become the victim of a cyber attack. The website and customer platform of the second largest container carrier in the world has been offline since Thursday. In a statement, MSC states...Read moreIs the Bar Being Raised to 26,000 TEU?
The design for an LNG-powered container ship of the Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua (HZ) of 25,000 TEU could in reality yield a ship of 26,000 TEU. German analyst Jan Tiedemann of Alphaliner came to this conclusion...Read more