Busan sale delayed

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Busan Port Authority (BPA)’s bid to buy three berths at Busan New Port from Pusan Newport Co (PNC) has been bogged down in protracted talk...

US mandates mechanical security solution

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Tighter global container security is in prospect as US authorities enforce new legislation from mid-October that effectively requires all US...

STX plans 22,000 TEU ship

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While Samsung has stepped up efforts to market its 400m long 16,000 TEU ship design, another Korean shipbuilder, STX Shipbuilding, whose cur...

Full speed ahead on the smart seal front

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Significant progress is now being made in the area of electronic (or smart) seal development, with one piece of standardisation agreed earli...

Maersk newbuilds 22-wide

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Maersk Line’s new generation of containership has an official capacity of 11,000 TEU. That is at least 10% more than the next biggest ship...

Is 12,000 TEU the NPX limit?

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It looks as though the New Panamax (NPX) limit for containerships will be around the 12,000 TEU mark, based on information released by Panam...

RTG output hits new peak

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Global production of RTG cranes will once again top all records during 2002, with 350 units presently booked for delivery, up 4.65 per cent ...

Tough competition in the east

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Faced with a dwindling share of the RTG market as supply is increasingly concentrated in China, Japanese and Korean suppliers have been l...

Largest reefer enters service

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The 4100 TEU p&o nedlloyd remuera recently made her maiden call at Auckland. Built by Samsung, the new vessel has an LOA of 281m, draught of...

China Shipping 9000 TEU ships

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The China Shipping Group has signed a letter of intent with Korean shipyard Samsung for the construction of five 9000 TEU containerships....

Offen mulls 7700 TEU

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Hamburg-based shipowner Claus Offen is in discussions with Samsung about construction of several 7700 TEU vessels....

RTG output hits new high

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After a sharp dip in output last year, RTG suppliers are set to achieve another production record in 2000, while forward bookings for delive...

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