Access cargoes, ship positions, ships and parts for sale, news, events and jobs
Seaspan has put pen to paper on more containership newbuilds at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) in China. The Bing Chen-led tonnage provider has booked six 10,000 teu vessels with delivery likely starting in 2028. No value has been revealed for the shipbuilding contract that was concluded in renminbi rather than US dollars, and detailed vessel …
https://splash247.com/seaspan-books-six-containership-newbuilds-in-china/
https://splash247.com/seaspan-books-six-containership-newbuilds-in-china/CMB.TECH has revealed it has sold three more VLCCs as part of an ongoing fleet rejuvenation programme. The sales of the 2010-built Hakata and Hakone as well as the 2012-built Iris to unidentified buyers have generated a total capital gain of $96.7m. CMB.TECH and dry bulk concern Golden Ocean aim to finalise a merger deal …
https://splash247.com/cmb-tech-sells-three-vlccs/
https://splash247.com/cmb-tech-sells-three-vlccs/Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is strengthening its fleet with 14 boxship newbuildings in China worth more than $3bn. The COSCO-controlled liner operator has contracted Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) to build 18,500 teu methanol dual-fuel series at $220m each. DACKS will take on nine …
https://splash247.com/oocl-signs-3bn-boxship-order/
https://splash247.com/oocl-signs-3bn-boxship-order/A vessel collision resulted in a barge breakaway and one sunken barge on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans on Sunday night.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately 9:20 p.m. Sunday that the…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/barge-sinks-collision-lower-mississippi-525178
https://www.marinelink.com/news/barge-sinks-collision-lower-mississippi-525178A catastrophic engine failure led to a fire aboard a towing vessel on the Tennessee River last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports.An engine-room fire broke out on January 30, 2024, aboard the towing vessel Johnny M…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/engine-failure-leads-fire-towing-vessel-525179
https://www.marinelink.com/news/engine-failure-leads-fire-towing-vessel-525179The Unified Command, consisting of the US Coast Guard, Spectrum OpCo (Operator), and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), continue to respond an oil and natural gas release in coastal Louisiana.This spill occurred on April 26…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/responders-working-contain-louisiana-525180
https://www.marinelink.com/news/responders-working-contain-louisiana-525180Guyana's government has submitted an oil pollution bill to the Parliament proposing to make responsible parties liable for damages caused by oil spills, including from vessels, according to a copy of the act published in the Official Gazette.The South American country…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/guyana-companies-liable-oil-spill-damages-525182
https://www.marinelink.com/news/guyana-companies-liable-oil-spill-damages-525182Qatar Gas Transport Company Q.P.S.C. (Nakilat) announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, ending March 31. The Company achieved a net profit of QAR 433 million, marking a 3.2% increase from USD$115 million (QAR 420 million) recorded in the same period of 2024.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/nakilat-reports-usd-million-net-profit-525156
https://www.marinelink.com/news/nakilat-reports-usd-million-net-profit-525156China's Guangzhou Port, the largest shipping hub in the country's south, opened a direct route to Chancay port in Peru on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, a move it said would reduce logistics costs and bolster trade with Latin America.Located north of Lima, Chancay recently began operation
https://www.marinelink.com/news/guangzhou-port-starts-shipping-route-peru-525161
https://www.marinelink.com/news/guangzhou-port-starts-shipping-route-peru-525161Maersk said on Tuesday it had maintained all its scheduled trans-Pacific sailings to date, albeit downsising some vessels, despite the uncertainty caused by U.S. import tariffs and the trade war between the United States and China.German container…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/maersk-transpacific-sailings-maintained-525162
https://www.marinelink.com/news/maersk-transpacific-sailings-maintained-525162