On December 29, China’s first and world’s largest 24000TEU container ship was successfully undocked at No. 1 Dock at Hudong Zhonghua Changxing Shipbuilding Base under China State Shipbuilding Corporation, marking another major breakthrough made by China Shipbuilding Industry in the field of ultra-large container ship construction.
It is worth mentioning that on December 17, China’s first large-scale cruise ship successfully achieved the milestone node of floating in the dock at Waigaoqiao...
On Sunday, Egyptian authorities announced a state of emergency as Ever Given, the gigantic container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal in March for almost a week, returned to the Suez Canal. This time, it had a full load. The Ever Given was sailing from China toward Rotterdam.
The Panama-registered 400-meter vessel arrived in Suez after midnight on Saturday. It was moored there until it received a signal to pass the canal.
This time the cargo on Ever Given was much heavier than it how it was...
Sada el-Balad, an Egyptian broadcaster, has announced that Egypt’s National Navigational Company has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the owners of Ever Given.
Per the broadcaster, the enterprise seeks compensation, claiming to have experienced massive losses as its Wadi Sudr vessel was incapable of carrying on with its voyage due owing to the incident that happened with Ever Given. The first court meeting regarding the matter has been scheduled to happen on Sunday.
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The whole world grappled to know the ultimate outcome for almost a week when one of the largest container vessels got stuck in the Suez Canal. With the Ever Given stuck sideways, one of the most crucial global shipping channels got plugged tightly by the 1,312-foot-long vessel as other ships kept stacking up waiting endlessly for passage.
It was a nightmare that slowly unfolded. The incident meant a massive financial loss for Egypt and also to those who were associated with the Ever Given. On 29...
The largest container vessel in the world, the 24,000TEU class Ever Ace has made its inaugural call at the Port of Colombo, docking at the Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) on 5 October.
The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), Capt. Nihal Keppetipola said that at a time the world was facing a crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic which had created a major impact in the logistics industry, the inaugural call of the world’s largest container ship is a significant...
https://container-news.com/worlds-largest-container-vessel-calls-at-colombo-port/
The world’s biggest container vessel has reached the UK on its maiden voyage. The Ever Ace had been built last year for Evergreen Marine, a shipping company based in Taiwan. On Sunday morning, Ever Ace was docked in Suffolk.
The vessel, whose sister ship Ever Given resulted in mass disruption to global trade when it had run aground and wedged in the Suez Canal in March, weighs about 23,579 tons and is 400m-long and 61.5m in width.
On Wednesday, Ever Ace – with a capacity of about 23,992...
The Ever Ace, the world’s largest container ship, has made its maiden call at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe.
Operated by Taiwanese line Evergreen Marine, the 24,000TEU capacity vessel arrived at the UK’s largest container port from Hamburg, having commenced its voyage at Qingdao, China in July.
Commenting on the arrival, Chris Lewis, Chief Executive Officer at the Port of Felixstowe, said:
“We are delighted to welcome the Ever Ace on its maiden call at the Port of Felixstowe. Our relationship...
The famous vessel that blocked Suez Canal early this year got a video game in its name. The newly launched PC game “Whatever” will enable the players to steer the canal in a container ship.
The Suez Canal, a strategic passage of marine travel and transport, was blocked for a period of six days when the Ever Given grounded in March 2021. The vessel disrupted several crucial means of transport and cruises with the famous blockage.
‘Whatever’ is the only PC game released based on the news. It is an...
Global supply chain visibility, automation and optimization depends on the quality of one commodity: data.
While individual freight forwarders and container lines have optimized their internal processes, none have developed a standard way of doing business across shipping stages.
Port operators, drayage carriers, warehousing companies and final mile delivery partners have their own visibility tools that require integration with carrier operating systems, but there is no standardized framework.
In...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/qa-standardizing-supply-chain-data-exchange-for-ocean-transport
Evergreen Marine Corp’s newest cargo ship, the Ever Ace, crossed the Suez Canal without a hitch on 28 August (Saturday), prompting the Egyptian authorities to call for a celebration. The Taiwanese captain was gifted a bouquet.
Image Credits: Suez Canal Authority
The Ever Ace, Evergreen’s most recent addition to its shipping fleet, is bigger than the Ever Given, the vessel that had been stranded in the canal in March, blocking global trade.
Image Credits: Suez Canal Authority
The Suez Canal...