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Readers’ Picks of the Week (26-30 of Jan)

February 1, 2015

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Maersk Giant Breaks 18,000 TEU Ceiling
Maersk Giant Breaks 18,000 TEU Ceiling Maersk Line’s Triple E container ship behemoth Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller left the Spain’s Port of Algeciras yesterday loaded with 18,168 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), beating the previous world record held by another Maersk’s Trip…Read more
Another Car Carrier Gets Stuck at Southampton Docks
Another Car Carrier Gets Stuck at Southampton Docks Another car carrier has been left stranded in Southampton water for a week after it got stuck at Southampton docks, writes the UK’s Daily Echo.…Read more
Evergreen Joins 18,000 TEU Club
Evergreen Joins 18,000 TEU Club Taiwan’s Evergreen Group, the owner of the world’s fifth largest container shipping company Evergreen Line, has signed charter agreements for eleven 18,000 TEU container ships with Japan’s Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Thai n…Read more
HHI’s Order Intake Plunges
HHI’s Order Intake Plunges The newbuilding order intake of South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has taken a plunge as the shipbuilder recorded 27.5 pct dip in new orders in 2014 when compared to last year’s figures.…Read more
VIDEO: Preps for Höegh Osaka’s Repair Underway
VIDEO: Preps for Höegh Osaka’s Repair Underway Preparation of a repair plan for the car carrier Höegh Osaka is underway, according to the vessel’s owner Höegh Autoliners.…Read more

World Maritime News Staff