Cargoshell Reefer awarded CSC certificate
NewsCargoshell BV has been awarded a CSC certificate from Germanischer Lloyd for its composite panel reefer container....
Composites for reefers
NewsCargoshell BV has announced a reefer container design using its composite container concept. Cargoshell had previously introduced a folding ...
IUMI warns on flexitanks
NewsThe International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has warned that proposals to increase the size of flexitanks could pose a risk to contain...
DNV and GL merger approved
NewsThe new DNV GL group is the largest ship and offshore classification society in the world...
New Scandlines ro-pax ferries
NewsDanish-German ferry operator Scandlines has signed a letter of intent with the STX Shipyard in Finland for the construction of two new ro-pa...
Enter the Dragon
NewsGermanischer Lloyd (GL) has come up with a new containership design for the fast-growing Intra-Asia shipping sector....
DNV/GL join forces
NewsTwo of the world’s largest classification societies, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL), are to merge under the name DNV...
DNV and GL to merge
NewsTwo of the world’s largest classification societies, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) are to merge under the name DNV ...
New hatchcover support pad
NewsHatchcover and ro-ro equipment specialist Cargo Care Solutions used this month’s SMM exhibition in Hamburg to launch UltraPad, a new type ...
Gothenburg irons out environmental issues
NewsThe Port of Gothenburg has invested heavily, financially and in management resources, to enhance its existing strong environmental credentia...
14,000 TEU LNG-powered box ship from GL
NewsGermanischer Lloyd and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering have come up with a 14,000 containership design running on LNG...
GL mulls 18,000 TEU ships
NewsDr Hermann Klein, a Board member of Germanischer Lloyd, has stated that discussions about vessels of 18,000 TEU and even greater capacity ar...
Reliability thanks to wireless communication*
NewsIndustrial wireless communication plays a vital role at HHLA’s fullyautomated Container Terminal Altenwerder in Hamburg....
Insurers welcome drop in marine casualties
NewsMarine insurers have been welcoming early signs of a reversal in casualty experience as shipping operations continue to be impacted by the d...
Muuga box terminal CTQI-certified
NewsMuuga Container Terminal in Estonia has become the first terminal in the Baltic region and only the second in Europe to be certified under t...