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MSC overtakes Maersk as world number one
According to the latest data compiled by the Alphaliner consultancy, Mediterranean Shipping Company has exceeded A.P. Moller-Maersk for the first time in terms of container capacity. MSC’s fleet can now carry 4,284,728 standard 20-foot containers versus 4,282,840 TEUs for Maersk. Both carriers possess a share of 17% in a total world container market of more
On our Forum: New Year thoughts on supporting seafarers and… handling fanatics
By Michael Grey* It’s New Year’s Eve, when people of kindly disposition wish each other the hope that the coming twelve months might be happy, or even prosperous. So let me begin with such a wish for our readers, despite most of the evidence suggesting that much of what made 2021 such a miserable experience
Record 2021 results for Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Authority has reported record results for the number of transits of ships and revenues in 2021 despite the grounding in the international waterway of the giant Ever Given containership for six days in March. “The Suez Canal achieved the high annual revenue in its history of $6.3 billion, and the largest annual
Port of Québec awards Gold-Headed Cane to first ship of 2022
For the 187th consecutive year, the Québec Port Authority (QPA) awarded the prestigious Gold-Headed Cane on January 3 to the captain of the first ocean-going vessel from a foreign port to dock at the Port of Québec. Mario Girard, President and CEO of the QPA, was on hand to present the award to Kandangama Deniyegedara, Captain
The Quebec Express wins the Gold-Headed Cane of Port of Montreal
True to a tradition dating back over 180 years, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is awarding the Gold-Headed Cane again this year. The 2022 edition is awarded to Captain Felino D’Souza of the ship Quebec Express of the Hapag-Lloyd shipping line, the first ocean-going vessel to cross the Port of Montreal’s downstream limit at Sorel without a stopover at 00:21 a.m. “We are proud to maintain this
Our best wishes
Please note that as the Maritime Magazine team takes this opportunity to re-boot for New Year challenges, there will be reduced newsletter and spot news coverage on our website between December 24, 2021 and January 4, 2022.
U.S. shipyards invited to bid on construction of four river container vessels
American Patriot Holdings, LLC (APH) on behalf of its subsidiary American Patriot Container Transport LLC (APCT), has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to seven U.S shipyards for construction of four firm Inland River Container “Hybrid” design vessels, with options for up to four additional vessels built in direct continuation. The Hybrid design is the
U.S. Secretary of Transportation awards $241million in funding for 25 port projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary today announced the award of more than $241 million in discretionary grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19 states and one territory through the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Biggest allocation ($52.3 million) went to the Port of Long Beach. As well