South Korea names its 1st containership intended for autonomous operation
NewsSouth Korea unveils its first container ship designed for autonomous operations....
CMA CGM takes delivery of ‘new generation’ feeder ship
NewsMarseille-based CMA CGM has taken delivery of CMA CGM MERMAID, the first in a series of 10 highly innovative 2,000 TEU feeder-class ships. A...
Lashings-free containership design from HHI
NewsHyundai Heavy Industries has obtained design approval for a containership with cell guides on deck but no lashing bridges....
More post-Panamax for TTS
NewsTTS Group ASA has, through its subsidiary TTS Marine AB in Gothenburg, signed two separate contracts with Hyundai Heavy Industries in South ...
UASC closes US$1,251M syndicated loan facility
NewsUnited Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has closed a US$1,251M multi-tranche, syndicated loan facility for the partial financing of 7 x 14,000 T...
UASC places US$1.4B boxship contract
NewsDubai-based United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is to invest US$1.4B in new ships, a move that will see it forge an even closer relationship...
China Shipping orders five 18,400 TEU vessels
NewsThe order placed with Hyundai Heavy Industries is worth US$700M and means that HHI has reached 61% of its 2013 target of US$13.8B order inta...
Playing new tunes with the forks
NewsNew lift trucks have been launched to comply with latest regulations and deliver lower life time costs to owners....
Busan riding on the automation wave
NewsHyundai Merchant Marine is the latest terminal operator to employ automated stacking cranes at Pusan Newport....
Making way for mega boxships
NewsThe pace at which the new generation of containerships of 12,000 TEU and above have been ordered this year has taken everyone by surprise. H...
LR to class first 10,000 TEU containerships
NewsLloyd’s Register (LR) is to class the world’s largest declared capacity containerships - four 10,000 TEU vessels to be built in Korea by...
Insurers highlight terrorist threat
NewsThe constant threat of terrorist action against ships, ports and terminals is not going to recede for a long time, perhaps years. The shippi...
RTG sales stay strong
NewsGlobal RTG output has continued strong throughout 2003 and a number of manufacturers are reporting sizeable orders for delivery in 2004...
New cranes for PPC
NewsHutchison's Panama Ports Company SA (PPC) has awarded contract for five new quayside gantry cranes for its Port of Balboa container terminal...
Hyundai AGVs under test
NewsHyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is testing two AGVs at Kwangyang in Korea....