CTQI for Cartagena
NewsGermanischer Lloyd (GL) has certified the Contecor and Manga terminals operated by Colombia’s Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena SA ...
Wearing a new Panama hat
NewsA new study takes a look at container shipping patterns after the Panama Canal has been enlarged*...
Timberbox takes a bow
NewsA new type of dry freight container that promises to expand the range of breakbulk cargoes that can be integrated into mainstream container ...
STX plans 22,000 TEU ship
NewsWhile Samsung has stepped up efforts to market its 400m long 16,000 TEU ship design, another Korean shipbuilder, STX Shipbuilding, whose cur...
Box ship owners prepare for life after conferences
NewsThe conference system, which has dominated the Europe-related container shipping markets for decades, is due to come to an end in October 20...
Benchmark standard launched
NewsGermanischer Lloyd and the Global Institute of Logistics have developed a new benchmark standard to assess the effectiveness of container te...
GL fights off BV bid
NewsGerman classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has fought off a hostile takeover bid by its French counterpart Bureau Veritas (BV)....
Large boxship operations under scrutiny
NewsIn the latest in a series of articles on large container ships, current concerns about two key operational safety issues, cargo fires and co...
Are two engines better than one for ULCSs?
NewsTwin engines offer advantages over the traditional single diesel engine as the means of propelling the new generation of ultra large contain...
Is 12,000 TEU the NPX limit?
NewsIt looks as though the New Panamax (NPX) limit for containerships will be around the 12,000 TEU mark, based on information released by Panam...
FATs withdrawn
NewsLeading container lashing equipment supplier MacGregor has withdrawn its ALC-2 and ALC-2/1 fully automatic twistlocks (FATs) from the market...
BV working on 14,000 TEU containership
NewsBureau Veritas (BV) will shortly be arranging a special presentation on a project for a 14,000 TEU containership. Not many details are avail...
Box ship designers rewrite the rulebook
NewsThe traditional, prescriptive rules governing the design and construction of containerships are inadequate for the new generation of ultra l...
Mega-carriers pushing it to the limit
NewsThe era of the mega-carrier has dawned in the world of container shipping. In contrast to the 55 box ships with a capacity greater than 7,50...
IMO Pilot takes off
NewsThe new IMO Pilot 2005, containing all current International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulations, is now available as the 5th edition fr...