Readers’ Picks of the Week (20-24 of Apr)

The US shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO christened and launched the world’s first container ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its shipyard…. Read more

Danish-flagged containership Susan Maersk ran aground on a sand bank on Sunday morning in the Suez Canal while en route to the Mediterranean Sea. “Susan Maersk did run aground, but was not involved in any collision,” Maersk…. Read more

In an ever more competitive maritime market, shipowners need to know how to make the best out of emerging technologies so as to cut costs and ensure efficiency…. Read more

New York-listed cruise liner Royal Caribbean (RCCL) is reported to be in talks with Meyer Werft, the German owner of Meyer Turku Shipyard, over a contract on construction of cruise ships…. Read more

German container line Reederei NSB successfully floated out MSC Geneva, the first ever container ship to undergo a process of widening which will increase the ship’s… Read more