Busan sale delayed
NewsBusan Port Authority (BPA)’s bid to buy three berths at Busan New Port from Pusan Newport Co (PNC) has been bogged down in protracted talk...
Russian Railways boosts Trans-Sib
NewsOn 14 March a new experimental “accelerated” container train left the railway station of Nakhodka-Vostochny in the Russian Far East for ...
Megacarriers in aviation and marine transport*
NewsIn April 2005 European airplane manufacturer Airbus established a new record in the aviation industry by successfully completing a first tes...
US mandates mechanical security solution
NewsTighter global container security is in prospect as US authorities enforce new legislation from mid-October that effectively requires all US...
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...
Full speed ahead on the smart seal front
NewsSignificant progress is now being made in the area of electronic (or smart) seal development, with one piece of standardisation agreed earli...
Container security moves up a level
NewsISO/PAS 17712, covering the production/use of mechanical container security seals, is set to be ratified this year....
Maersk newbuilds 22-wide
NewsMaersk Line’s new generation of containership has an official capacity of 11,000 TEU. That is at least 10% more than the next biggest ship...
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...
RTG output hits new peak
NewsGlobal production of RTG cranes will once again top all records during 2002, with 350 units presently booked for delivery, up 4.65 per cent ...
Tough competition in the east
NewsFaced with a dwindling share of the RTG market as supply is increasingly concentrated in China, Japanese and Korean suppliers have been l...
Largest reefer enters service
NewsThe 4100 TEU p&o nedlloyd remuera recently made her maiden call at Auckland. Built by Samsung, the new vessel has an LOA of 281m, draught of...
China Shipping 9000 TEU ships
NewsThe China Shipping Group has signed a letter of intent with Korean shipyard Samsung for the construction of five 9000 TEU containerships....
Offen mulls 7700 TEU
NewsHamburg-based shipowner Claus Offen is in discussions with Samsung about construction of several 7700 TEU vessels....