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CONTAINER SHIP: MSC increase market share

The container shipping market continues to show signs of growth after a couple of difficult years. The 20 largest container lines expanded their fleet...

CATTLE CARRIER: From cars to cattle

Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard has completed conversion of the former car/container ship Merlion Ace into the livestock carrier Ghena for Merlion Ace Compania Naviera SA,...

SHORT SEA FEEDERS: Samskip switch vessels

Some time ago the Geest North Sea Service was incorporated into services run by Samskip. One vessel that traded on the route was Geest...

REFRIGERATION SHIP: A future for the Reefer?

Refrigerator ships have long been some of the most graceful ships at sea, but their future is in doubt as container carriers continue to...

OPEN-HATCH BULKERS: Multiple orders for open-hatch carriers

Three owners have ordered open-hatch ships recently, a vessel type developed in the 1960s for handling forest products as well as containers, but now...

PORT NEWS: ‘Big Easy’ on the rebound

Louisiana’s Port of New Orleans, severely damaged by hurricane Katrina in 2005, has rebounded positively since the hurricane and handled a record number of...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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