COLUMN | Entertaining angels in these troubled times [Grey Power]

The containership Dali being refloated and moved away from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, May 20, 2024

Impressive work by salvors and US engineers has restored full access to the Port of Baltimore, with the ill-fated containership Dali safely extracted from the wreckage of the bridge and alongside in the port she had left on March 26. By every standard, it has been a spectacular operation, which few...

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Flawed propeller blade led to loss of propulsion on containership

The containership Maunalei underway before the loss of propulsion on August 11, 2022

A containership’s propeller blade cracked leading to a loss of hydraulic oil and propulsion while transiting the Pacific Ocean in an incident that occurred on August 11, 2022, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said earlier this week. The investigation found a blade on the vessel’s...

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Key Bridge Response Unified Command moves Dali, restores use of Federal Channel

The containership Dali after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, March 26, 2024

Salvors working with the Key Bridge Response Unified Command in Baltimore refloated and moved the containership Dali on Monday, May 20, at approximately 07:00 local time. With the assistance of five tugs and other support vessels, Dali was towed and pushed 2.5 miles (four kilometres), arriving at a...

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Oregon proposes US$40 million investment for continuation of container service at Port of Portland

Terminal 6 at the Port of Portland in Oregon

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has proposed a US$40 million state investment to allow container service to continue at Port of Portland’s Terminal 6. Of the total US$40 million proposed, US$35 million will come from the governor’s 2025-2027 recommended budget, and US$5 million will be requested from the legislative Emergency Board during its September meeting. The […]

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Shoreside charging for containerships now available at Port of Hamburg

The containership CMA CGM Vasco da Gama connects to the newly opened shore power charging facility at the Port of Hamburg, May 13, 2024.

The Port of Hamburg in Germany recently began operation of shoreside power charging facilities for use by visiting container vessels. This makes the port the first in Europe to make shoreside charging available for both cruise ships and containerships. The first containership to avail of the...

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US legislators publish guidance for national maritime strategy

General Dynamics NASSCO's shipyard facilities in San Diego, California

US Senators Mark Kelly and Marco Rubio and US Representatives Mike Waltz and John Garamendi released the bipartisan report entitled “Congressional Guidance for a National Maritime Strategy,” which provides a comprehensive vision for planning guidance, strategic objectives, and actionable steps to...

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New container terminal to be built in Batangas, Philippines

Ferries and other vessels in the waters off Batangas province, Philippines

International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) will construct a new international container terminal in the municipality of Bauan in Batangas province, Philippines, the company confirmed on Monday, May 13. ICTSI said the new terminal will be the largest privately-funded marine terminal investment in the Philippines and will eventually be the country’s second-largest container facility after the […]

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Bulkers και boxships: Η αγορά διαλύσεων μέσα από τα μάτια των αναλυτών

Οι ναυλαγορές των bulkers και των containerships κινήθηκαν σε «ξέφρενα» επίπεδα το 2021. Ως απόρροια του γεγονότος αυτού, η κινητικότητα μέσα στο έτος στην αγορά διαλύσεων δεν οδηγήθηκε από αυτούς τους τύπους πλοίων. Πρόσφατη έκθεση της Allied Shipbroking εστιάζει μεταξύ άλλων στις διαλύσεις από τις αρχές του έτους μέχρι τα τέλη Δεκεμβρίου. Σύμφωνα με την έκθεση, 880 πλοία πωλήθηκαν προς διάλυση από τις αρχές του έτους έως τα τέλη Δεκεμβρίου, συνολικής χωρητικότητας ίσης με 25,3 εκατ. dwt. Από...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2022/01/02/bulkers-kai-boxships-i-agora-dialyseon-mesa-apo-ta-matia-ton-analyton/

CU Lines To Add Two More Boxships

Fast-growing China United Lines (CU Lines) has exercised an option to build two 1,930 teu feeder boxships at Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, says an article published in Splash 247.

Construction of 2 same type vessels

Huangpu Wenchong confirmed that the option was attached to an order placed by CU Lines in January for the construction of two vessels of the same type.

The series of vessels will adopt Huangpu Wenchong’s bangkokmax design and will be deployed within the Southeast Asia market.

CU Lines,...

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