Topic
Container ship
Every Vessel Hunter story on Container ship: 10 stories, from 14 July 2026 to 12 October 2026. Newest: "HMM Platinum still at sea after container fire off Madagascar, SMIT on Lloyd's Open Form". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
HMM Platinum still at sea after container fire off Madagascar, SMIT on Lloyd's Open Form
The containership HMM Platinum was still drifting southwest of Madagascar on 10 October after a container fire, with SMIT engaged and general average likely.
Peter Dohle Adds Two More 14,000 teu Ships at Hudong-Zhonghua, Taking the Series to Six
The Hamburg owner has extended its container ship newbuilding programme with two more 14,000 teu vessels at the CSSC yard, bringing its total order there to six ships.
DP World Names Its First Methanol Dual-Fuel Box Ship, the 1,250 teu DP World London
DP World Shipping Solutions has named its first methanol dual-fuel container vessel, a 148-metre 1,250 teu feeder built in China and delivered in April 2026.
Maersk Puts a Single 35-Metre Rotor Sail on an 8,700 teu Container Ship
Maersk is taking wind-assisted propulsion into its container fleet for the first time, with a single 5-metre by 35-metre fixed rotor to be tested on North and South Atlantic routes.
Core Power and MARAD Sign Seven-Year Plan for 50 Nuclear Merchant Ships
Hulls would be built in Japan and Korea and fitted with BWX Technologies reactors at a US yard, with Corpus Christi named as a candidate site.
Evergreen to Trial AI-Based Autonomous Navigation on a Container Ship
Evergreen Marine will test an SHI-built autonomous navigation module on one of its container ships, with ClassNK independently verifying any reduction in fuel use and emissions.
Bangkok Maersk Makes First Suez Transit With 190,000-Tonne Cargo
Bangkok Maersk crossed the Suez Canal for the first time on 22 August, part of a northern convoy that also carried sister vessel Mathilde Maersk on Maersk's AE7 Asia-Europe service.
US Helicopter Disables Container Ship In Gulf Of Oman
A US helicopter disabled a container ship in the Gulf of Oman, the latest interdiction in a campaign that has redirected dozens of commercial vessels.
Ukraine sinks Russian-flagged boxship in Black Sea
Ukraine has widened its campaign against Russia-linked commercial shipping, sinking a Russian-flagged containership in the Black Sea, striking a Greek-owned tanker and hitting three refineries deep inside Russia.
Security in the Strait of Hormuz deteriorates after boxship attack
The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz has worsened after a container vessel was attacked and caught fire over the weekend, prompting a fresh round of strikes across the region.
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