Alianca Christens New Containership

With the Fernao de Magalhaes Alianca has christened the second of four identical new container ships for its cabotage fleet. The Naming Ceremony w...

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APL names newest container vessel at the Port of Los Angeles

APL welcomed the latest addition to its global fleet with the naming of a 9,200-TEU containership at the Port of Los Angeles. The APL Savannah ...

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G E Shipping takes delivery of a MR product tanker

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of a 2005 built Medium Range (MR) product tanker Jag Pranav (about 51,300). ...

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Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers names new shuttle tanker " Ingrid Knutsen

Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS, of which NYK has a 50% share, held a naming ceremony for a new shuttle tanker that is being built at Hyundai Heavy...

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Diana Shipping announces the acquisition of a Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Vessel

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate ...

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Viking Cruises orders more river ships for 2014

Amid record levels of consumer interest in river cruising, Viking Cruises announced it has increased its order for additional Viking Longships, bri...

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Iran releases detained Indian tanker, Desh Shanti

Iran has released an Indian crude oil tanker that was detained last month over pollution concerns, an Indian shipping official said on Saturday, en...

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OOCL Bangkok christened at SHI shiyard

OOCL was joined by honorable guests, business partners, and friends in Busan, South Korea, to celebrate the christening of the OOCL Bangkok, a 13,2...

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K-Line orders four next generation car carriers

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) and shipbuilding companies have reached agreements to build four next generation car carrier vessels. Par...

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Royal Caribbean Commits Second Ship to Tampa

The Tampa Port Authority and Royal Caribbean International are pleased to announce that the cruise line will be deploying a second ship at the Port...

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Evergreen names first L-type vessel 'Ever Living'

Evergreen Group held the naming ceremony for its first L-type vessel built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan, the Ever Living. The ceremony held at CSB...

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Diana Shipping announces delivery of the Panamax Dry Bulk

Diana Shipping Inc.a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced that the Company, through a...

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Yang Ming hires Seaspan's five newbuild containerships

Seaspan Corporation announced that it has, further to a previously announced binding letter of intent, signed long-term, fixed-rate time charter c...

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18000 TEU Majestic Maersk makes call at YICT

YICT welcomed the inaugural call from the world's largest containership and the second of the Triple-E vessels, the 18,000 TEU Majestic Maersk. On ...

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Hamburg Sud: First ship christening in the United States

For the first time in the shipping company's history, Hamburg Sud has celebrated the christening of a ship in the U.S. The ceremony to name the 3,8...

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G E Shipping takes delivery of a MR product carrier

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of a 2004 built Medium Range (MR) product carrier Jag Prabha (about 47,900). ...

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Seaspan to enter into Time Charter Agreements with Yang Ming

Seaspan Corporation announced that it has signed long-term, fixed-rate time charter contracts with Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. for the five 14...

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Diana Shipping announces Time Charter contract for m/v Artemis with Rio Tinto

Diana Shipping Inc, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced that it has entered into a...

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World's biggest ship calls at Shanghai, China

Maersk Line's first Triple-E vessel Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller made its maiden call at Shanghai Yangshan port on 19 July. Dignitaries from local auth...

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G E Shipping contracts to build 2 new building Kamsarmax dry bulk carriers

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited (G E Shipping) has placed an order for 2 new building Kamsarmax dry bulk carriers with Tsuneishi Shipbui...

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