Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk Line have signed a vessel sharing agreement (VSA) for Asia-South American East Coast trades.
Reederei NSB has successfully widened panamax containership MSC Geneva in what is claimed to be the first project of its kind, at the Huarun Dadong Dockyard (HRDD) in China.
The Saudi Ports Authority's flagship facility, Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP), will retender concessions to its north and south terminals in around 2017, its top official tells Seatrade Global.
IMO has adopted the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) as well as associated amendments to International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has given the go-ahead for the proposed 2M container carrier alliance between Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) could overtake Maersk Line to become the world’s largest container shipping company by 2016 according to analyst Alphaliner.
The Chinese government and the influential China Shipowners’ Association (CSA) have expressed concerns over the recently proposed 2M container shipping alliance between Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC).
MSC Flaminia, which in September 2012 suffered a crippling fire claiming the lives of three crewmen, has been refitted as an eco-ship and re-entered service.
Having been left out in the cold by Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) the best option for CMA CGM could be an alliance with United Arab Shipping Co (UASC) and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), believes analyst Alphaliner.
