Methanol engines ordered for six CMA CGM containerships
CMA CGM has ordered methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for six newbuild containerships. According to Wärtsilä, the company supplying the engines, the six containerships are the...
Hapag-Lloyd completes terminal business acquisition
HAPAG-LLOYD has acquired the entire terminal business of Chilean terminal operator SM SAAM. The transaction includes interests in ten terminals across Chile, the US, Mexico,...
ONE profit plummets in FY2023 first quarter
OCEAN Network Express has reported a “significant” decline in profits for the first quarter of the 2023 financial year. ONE posted a profit of US$513 million, down 91% from the...
WA and energy consortium talk Geraldton ammonia plant
THE WESTERN Australian government has commenced negotiations with a South Korean renewable energy consortium to build a green ammonia plant near Geraldton. Energy systems...
Fremantle Highway towed ahead of salvage operation
THE fire-ravaged ro-ro vessel Fremantle Highway has been towed away from shipping lanes as part of an operation to salvage the ship. It has been almost a week since a fire broke...
Second-quarter profit and revenue tumble at CMA CGM
CMA CGM posted decreases in revenue and EBITDA in the second quarter of 2023, attributing the results to “difficult” market conditions. Revenue fell 36.9% compared with the second...
New details suggest 500 electric cars on Fremantle Highway
NEW reports on the Fremantle Highway incident suggest there were 3783 vehicles on board the ro-ro vessel – including 498 electric vehicles – when a fire broke out last week. The...
Methanol bunkering a first for Maersk and Singapore
A BUNKERING operation involving Maersk's new methanol containership was a first for the company and for Singapore. Maersk took delivery of its first containership able to run on...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 58
A FIRE broke out on a ro-ro vessel off the coast of the Netherlands this week, with one crewmember reported to have been killed in the blaze....
World container Index inches up again
THE LATEST Drewry World Container Index of US$1575.62 is an increase of 2.5% week-on-week. However, it dropped by 76.7% when compared with the same week last year. The latest...
Investigation launched as Fremantle Highway burns
THE RO-RO vessel Fremantle Highway was still burning early on Friday morning, and there were reports of an investigation into the cause of the blaze. Fremantle Highway caught fire...
Fire breaks out on car carrier, one crewmember dead
A CREWMEMBER is dead and several others injured after a car carrier caught fire off the Dutch coast. The Panama-flagged Fremantle Highway (IMO 9667344) was sailing from Germany to...
AIP awarded for ammonia-fuelled containership
CLASSIFICATION society American Bureau of Shipping awarded an approval in principle for an ammonia fuelled container vessel. ABS awarded the AIP to Seaspan Corporation and Mærsk...
New Incat Crowther ferries deployed in Germany
INCAT Crowther has delivered three new ferries for commuter service in the North Sea. WattnExpress, Inselexpress I and Watt Sprinter were designed by Incat Crowther and built by...
AiP issued for liquefied hydrogen carrier cargo systems
CLASSNK has issued an approval in principle for cargo containment and cargo handling systems for a liquefied hydrogen carrier. France-headquartered engineering company GTT...
