Maersk launches construction 16,200 TEU methanol-fuelled boxship

  Container shipping major Maersk has launched the construction of its 16,200 TEU dual-fuel containerships that…

MSC raises the bar with undocking of 24,116 TEU mega boxship

Ultra-large containership with a capacity of 24,116 TEUs built for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s…

Crew member tests positive for COVID-19 on Hapag-Lloyd operated boxship

A crew member on board Mehuin, the Liberia-flagged containership, operated by German liner Hapag-Lloyd, has tested…

Jebel Ali welcomes giant HMM boxship

  The 29,964 HMM Gdansk is one of twelve vessels ordered by South Korea’s carrier HMM…

Nigerian forces board attacked boxship, rescue 11 crew from citadel

  Nigerian Special Forces have boarded the Portuguese-flagged containership Tommi Ritscher and rescued 11 crew members who…

Germany seizes another 1.5tons of cocaine on boxship

Following the recent record seizure of cocaine shipment at the Port of Hamburg, local customs officers…

Alphaliner: Boxship scrubber retrofits to surge ahead of IMO 2020

The number of containerships taken out for scrubber retrofits is set to increase in the coming…

South Africa seizes 706kg of cocaine on boxship 

A joint raid by South African security agencies and Interpol on a vessel at Coega Harbour…

Navy moves to free crew of boxship kidnapped in Niger Delta 

The Nigerian Navy said its men have begun an investigation and search and rescue operation for…

Canada fines Hapag-Lloyd boxship for violating speed limit

By Jite Eriabie  Transport Canada has issued a CAD 6,000 penalty to a containership for alleged…

Alphaliner: New boxship orders surge by 140% in 2017

By Jite Eriabie  Containership newbuilding orders jumped by 139.5 percent reaching 671,641 TEU in 2017, compared to only 280,480…

British boxship loses 42 containers overboard off Japan

  The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation into the loss of dozens…