CONTAINER VESSEL

Maersk Signs Deal With Starlink For Its Ocean Fleet

Credit: Maersk

Maersk, the global leader of integrated container logistics, is embarking on a collaboration with Starlink, the pioneering satellite internet constellation developed by SpaceX, reports maersk.

Starlink installation

Maersk’s more than 330 own operated container vessels will have Starlink installed, enabling high-speed internet with speeds over 200 Mbps. The service is a leap forward in terms of internet speed and latency which will bring significant benefits in terms of both crew...

https://mfame.guru/maersk-signs-deal-with-starlink-for-its-ocean-fleet/

The Biggest Container Vessel In The World Docks In The UK

The Biggest Container Vessel In The World Docks In The Uk

The largest cargo vessel in the world, the Ever Ace, measuring longer than four football pitches — has reached the UK.

The Ever Ace bears the record for having the most containers loaded on a single vessel.

It reached the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk, Britain’s busiest and biggest container port, on Sunday morning.

Image for representation purpose only

The 1,300ft vessel can hold about 23,992 standard containers.

The vessel, which is operated by a Taiwanese shipping major named Evergreen Marine...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/the-biggest-container-vessel-in-the-world-docks-in-the-uk/

Yang Ming Takes Delivery of One More 11,000 teu Boxship

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) took delivery of one more new 11,000 TEU container vessel, ‘YM Tiptop’ to further enhance Yang Ming’s operating competitiveness, reports Xindemarinenews. 

Delivery service route

The vessel will be deployed to Far East – South America service SA3 and provide efficient delivery service between Asia and East coast of South America.

To further strengthen Yang Ming’s mid- to long-term operational efficiency, the company ordered a total of fourteen 11,000 TEU...

https://mfame.guru/yang-ming-takes-delivery-of-one-more-11000-teu-boxship/

KSS Line – HHI VLGC Contracts

Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea has won an order from compatriot KSS Line to build two dual-fuelled VLGCs, says a press release published on KSS Line website.

About the vessels

The 86,000 cu m ships – costing a combined $162m – will deliver in the first half of 2023 and will be able to run off LPG or normal bunker fuel says, KSS Line.

Hyundai Heavy and its affiliate yards have won 34 out of 58 LPG carrier orders made around the world so far this year.

KSS Line currently has a fleet of 21...

https://mfame.guru/kss-line-hhi-vlgc-contracts/

Container Ship Charter Rates Rises More Than 10-year Highs

Container vessel time charter rates have risen to 10-year highs amid an ongoing bull run in container freight markets, says an article published in SPGlobal.

Charter Rates Assessments

Time charter rates for a ship with a capacity of 8,500 twenty-foot equivalent units registered at $54,000/d is the highest assessment in more than 10 years.

This represents a 151% increase over the year-ago assessment, when the chartering cost for an 8,500 TEU ship was $21,500/d.

Second half of 2020 surged demand for...

https://mfame.guru/container-vessel-charter-rates-rises-more-than-10-year-highs/

LNG, The Right Way To Fight Carbon Footprint

  • Adopting a policy of waiting until a future fuel is proven and available, as some appear to prefer, will exacerbate the greenhouse gas (GHG) challenge the world is confronting.
  • Shipping’s current public decarbonisation debate is focused on the destination and pays little attention to the roadmap and practical details of how we reach our goals.
  • Investing in dual-fuel (DF) engine technology and taking advantage of LNG today, we have the opportunity to reduce GHG emissions now.

A recent news...

https://mfame.guru/lng-the-right-way-to-fight-carbon-footprint/

Piracy Attack Demands Tougher Laws To Protect Seafarers in ‘Bay of Blood’

  • Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea killed a seafarer and took another 15 seafarers hostage in an attack on Saturday.
  • Governments called on for immediate action to prevent more seafarers being murdered in the Gulf of Guinea.

After the recent piracy incident off Gulf of Guinea, where pirates killed a seafarer and took another 15 seafarers from the container ship MV Mozart, ITF urges governments to immediately act, reports PR News Wire.

Seafarer shot aboard container vessel

To remind, the Liberian...

https://mfame.guru/piracy-attack-demands-tougher-laws-to-protect-seafarers-in-bay-of-blood/

Onboard World’s First Fully Electric Zero Emission Container Vessel

According to a Hard article written by their Senior Loss Prevention Executive Jarle Fosen, the year ahead looks forward to growing zero emission trends as witnessed by Fosen in a visit to the Yara Birkeland, the first fully battery operated container vessel designed for autonomous operation. 

Here’s an excerpt from what he has written in the Gard article.

Visiting World’s First Zero Emission Container

On 17 December, my colleagues and I were thrilled to be welcomed onboard the Yara Birkeland, the...

https://mfame.guru/onboard-worlds-first-fully-electric-zero-emission-container-vessel/

Mislaid Gangway Aboard Vessel Causes Fatal Injury

The Nautical Institute reports of a fatal accident due to a misplaced gangway.

The Incident

A small container vessel was secured in port.

  • A couple of visitors had boarded and, in the early morning hours, they were now on their way off the vessel.
  • The gangway had been raised a few metres above the dock surface, so the gangway watchman needed to lower it back down to the dockside to permit their exit.
  • As this was being done, the two visitors attempted to disembark by stepping over the bulwark,...

https://mfame.guru/mislaid-gangway-aboard-vessel-causes-fatal-injury/

Extreme Weather Causes Cargo Loss from Container Vessel

The Dutch Safety Board issued an investigation on the loss of containers from the MSC Zoe in 2019, sharing valuable lessons learned on the shipping routes that pass the Wadden Islands to the north.

The report stressed that minimizing the risks of container loss in the area requires an integrated approach by the container shipping sector, the IMO and the Dutch government.

The incident

In the night of 1 to 2 January 2019, the MSC Zoe with more than 8,000 containers onboard was travelling from Sines...

https://mfame.guru/extreme-weather-causes-cargo-loss-from-container-vessel/

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