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Maersk Honam Continues to Burn

By The Maritime Executive

April 13, 2018

On Friday, number-two container line Mediterranean Shipping Company advised its customers that the fire on the container vessel Maersk Honam continues to burn, more than five weeks after it started. F...

Video: Cruise Ship MSC Armonia Strikes Pier in Roatan

By The Maritime Executive

April 10, 2018

[Brief] On Tuesday morning, the cruise ship MSC Armonia struck a dock at the port of Roatan, Honduras, and appears to have briefly gone aground on an embankment just past the pier. Video from the...

ABS and MSC Trial Condition-Based Class

By The Maritime Executive

April 9, 2018

In a first for vessel classification and inspection, the American Bureau of Shipping is embarking on a two-year project with the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command to deliver bow-to-stern, condition...

Record Year for Cruise Ship Introductions Begins

By Allan E. Jordan

April 5, 2018

A wave of new ships is coming in the next few weeks as the cruise lines gear up for their busy summer season in Europe and North America. In fact, half of all the new ships scheduled for this year wil...

FMC Orders Carriers to Disclose Demurrage Practices

By The Maritime Executive

April 2, 2018

On Monday, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that it has begun its investigation into terminal operators' and ocean carriers' practices for port demurrage, detention and free time....

WWF: Sustainable-Seafood Label MSC Needs Reform

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2018

In 1997, the World Wildlife Fund joined with the conglomerate Unilever to create an independent certification group for seafood, the Marine Stewardship Council. MSC has grown over the decades, and its...

Laura Maersk Strikes Moored MSC Boxship

By The Maritime Executive

March 26, 2018

On Saturday morning, at the port of Callau, Peru, the 4,500 TEU container ship Laura Maersk made contact with the moored boxship MSC Shuba B. The vessels suffered minor damage, and as of Monday, both...

Maersk Honam Seeks Refuge at Port of Jebel Ali

By The Maritime Executive

March 22, 2018

On Wednesday, 2M alliance partner MSC confirmed that the fire-damaged boxship Maersk Honam will be towed to the port of Jebel Ali, UAE, where her cargo will be offloaded. The transit and related opera...

Kiel to Build Second Cruise Passenger Terminal

By The Maritime Executive

March 15, 2018

A second cruise passenger terminal is being built at Kiel’s Ostseekai Cruise Shipping Terminal in Germany. An artist’s impression of the new building was made public this month, and construction w...

Seaspan Buys 18 Boxships

By The Maritime Executive

March 14, 2018

Vancouver-based shipowner Seaspan Corporation has acquired Greater China Intermodal Investments (GCI), a holding company owned by The Carlyle Group and other investors. The purchase expands Seaspan's...

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