Container Vessels

  • Piracy meetings reinitiated

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    CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd representing 40 percent of world container shipping have met to discuss the piracy threat towards international shipping. Leading container lines reinitiate piracy […]

  • CMA CGM Marco Polo visits UK for first time

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    The world’s largest container ship has arrived in Southampton as part of its first visit to Europe. The Marco Polo is 54m (177ft) wide and 396m (1299ft) long, and is […]

  • Container Theft

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    Recycling association works with the International Maritime Bureau in an effort to prevent criminal activity. BIR to Address Fraud, Theft from Export Containers The Bureau of International Recycling, (BIR) Brussels, […]

  • Prius of the Seas

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    A.P. Maersk-Moeller A/S’s planned fleet of the world’s largest container vessels will be as groundbreaking for their shape as their size. Due in 2013, Maersk’s New 18k TEU Containerships will […]

  • Lessons Learned

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    The response to New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster involving the wrecked container ship Rena has shown the need for better community engagement, the country’s maritime authority says. Lessons from Rena […]

  • Stowaways

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    Containers from a cargo ship that arrived in New Jersey from the Middle East on Wednesday were unloaded in a rush after a Coast Guard inspection team heard knocking that […]

  • Terrorists’ Trojan Horse

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    MILLIONS of cargo containers are unloaded from ships each year at American seaports, providing countless opportunities for terrorists to smuggle and unleash a nuclear bomb or weapon of mass destruction […]

  • Scanning Delayed

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    As the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to embrace a risk-based approach towards securing US supply chains, a second 100% cargo scanning mandate appears to be delayed. Scanning […]

  • Container Security Challenges

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    The results of a recent survey conducted by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in conjunction with an international trade association have served to underline the challenges associated with container […]

  • Cargo Owners Warned

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    The increasing number and scope of pirate attacks particularly along Africa’s coastline has become a multi-billion dollar problem costing various governments and the shipping industry up to $7 billion last […]

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