Tag: Container Ship
Engine Room Fire Disables Container Ship
Container ship suffered fire in engine room and was disabled shortly after leaving Los Angeles, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Container ship suffered fire in engine...
Container Ship Suffered Steering Failure
A Container ship suffered steering failure with rudder remaining fixed in one position, and began circling north of Vlieland island, Netherlands, North sea, reports...
Oil Price Rebounds On Suez Canal Blockage
Oil climbed as investors assessed the impact on global crude flows after a ship ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal, following a sell-off...
Mega Boxship Blocks Suez Canal Traffic
A mega boxship blocked the Suez Canal after several refloating attempts to turn around, reports CityAM.
What happened?
The giant container ship, built in 2018, currently...
Hapag-Lloyd Gets Hold of Africa’s NileDutch
Hapag-Lloyd and NileDutch signed a sale and purchase agreement, says a press release published on their website.
The agreement
Hapag-Lloyd and NileDutch signed a sale and...
Containership Hits & Sinks a Vessel
A container ship struck an anchored fishing vessel in the South China sea, reports FleetMon.
What happened?
A container ship at around 0830 LT (UTC +7)...
Shippers Reek Benefits of Increased Vessel Value As Rates Soar
Containership owners have seen the value of their assets soar in the past few weeks, and they are said to be “raking in the...
Newbuild Order Spike Probably Won’t Lead To Rate Relief
Q4 2020 container-ship orders were the highest since Q3 2015, reports Freight Waves.
A jump in newbuilding orders
In virtually any ocean shipping market, a big...
[Watch] Coast Guard Rescue Adrift Containership
The Icelandic Coast Guard rescued the stranded containership Lagarfoss. The vessel experienced a malfunction in the main engine that left the ship adrift.
Disclaimer: This...
Cargo Ship Attacked, Rising Piracy Risk
A container ship owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S was attacked off the West African coast, prompting the company to warn of a rising risk...