Huangpu Wenchong’s continues to build its position in the medium-sized container ship market. CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding has signed a construction contract with renowned South Korean liner operator CK Line in Guangzhou for a two firm plus two optional 6,400 teu capacity container vessels. “Built on solid cooperation foundations from previous projects, this renewed partnership marks deepened bilateral ties and embodies the shipbuilder’s strategic achievements in tapping the South...

The Port of Tyne, along with a section of the River Tyne, will be closed for nine hours on Thursday, July 30, as the recovery operation continues from the allision in the port on July 19. Specialized teams have been working with the port to secure damaged containers and the vessel BG Orange, along with removing the gantry crane that collapsed as the container vessel was struck. Several containers were badly damaged when the WTIV Wind Orca struck the container vessel. The 170-meter (558-foot)...

Turkey’s first domestically built LNG-fueled containership, which is also the largest ever built in Turkey, entered service last week. It is operating for a family-owned company, Turkon Line, and is part of an expansion strategy for the carrier. The company was launched in 1997 and today maintains services to the United States, Northern Europe, and India. Its website shows a total of seven containerships ranging in age from having been built in 1996 to 2012. The vessels range in size, with...