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Containerships
Every Vessel Hunter story on Containerships: 18 stories, from 14 July 2026 to 8 October 2026. Newest: "MSC Baltic III wreck removal in Newfoundland passes 55% of the hull". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
MSC Baltic III wreck removal in Newfoundland passes 55% of the hull
Salvors have removed about 6,086 tonnes of the stranded containership MSC Baltic III in Newfoundland, close to 55% of the hull, with the stern still to be pulled ashore.
Erasmus Shipinvest orders two more 1,900 TEU feeders at Huangpu Wenchong
Erasmus Shipinvest has ordered another pair of 1,900 TEU containerships at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong, taking its firm programme at the Guangzhou yard to eight ships plus six options.
Contships signs for up to 30 feeder containerships at Hubei Guangji
Greek feeder owner Contships Logistics has signed a letter of intent with Hubei Guangji for ten firm 1,300 TEU containerships and options for twenty more.
Navios linked to four 10,100 teu boxships at HJ Shipbuilding worth $500m
HJ Shipbuilding & Construction has signed four 10,100 teu containerships worth KRW679bn for an undisclosed Oceania-based owner, which shipbrokers identify as Navios Maritime Partners.
PIL names Temasek's Wan Chee Foong to succeed Lars Kastrup as chief executive
Pacific International Lines has appointed Wan Chee Foong deputy CEO from 5 October, to succeed Lars Kastrup as chief executive in April 2027 after a tenure in which EBITDA almost tripled.
Five container lines now have more capacity on order than in service
Five operators in the Alphaliner top 100 have orderbooks larger than their fleets, led by Hai An Transport at 368% and Regional Container Lines at 157%, as the global ratio hits 45%.
MSC Hermes III abandoned off Vietnam and declared a derelict adrift
The MSC Hermes III is drifting unmanned in the South China Sea after all 25 crew abandoned the 2,490 teu feeder on 22 September; a navigational warning now lists her as a derelict.
Dali Becomes the Largest Single Loss in P&I Market History
Reserves on the Dali casualty now exceed $2.8bn, passing the 2012 Costa Concordia by more than $1bn and pushing the claim into a layer of the International Group's structure never tested at this scale.
Maersk Overtakes COSCO to Lead the Intra-Asia Container Trade
Maersk has passed COSCO as the largest operator in the intra-Asia container trade with more than 340,000 teu deployed, adding around 34,000 teu year-on-year.
General Average Declared on CMA CGM Petra After Malacca Fire
CMA CGM has invoked general average on the fire-hit CMA CGM Petra and appointed Albatross Adjusters, with around 450 containers due to be discharged at Port Klang for inspection.
MSC Buys Three More Secondhand Boxships After 500-Ship Run
MSC has been linked to three further secondhand containerships, weeks after passing roughly 500 such purchases since August 2020 and with 2.94m TEU still on order.
COSCO Orders 18 More Boxships as 2026 Newbuilding Spend Reaches $8bn
COSCO Shipping Holdings has committed to another 18 containerships worth RMB20.27bn, taking its 2026 boxship orders to 48 vessels and around 676,800 teu of nominal capacity.
Navios Partners Posts 274 Million Dollar First-Half Net Income
Navios Maritime Partners reported net income of $274.3m for the first half of 2026 as its multi-segment fleet absorbed disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea.
Maersk Drops Its Fleet Cap as Capacity Passes 4.7m TEU
Maersk has abandoned the 4.0 to 4.4 million teu ceiling that defined its strategy for the decade, with its operated fleet already past 4.7 million teu and CMA CGM closing the gap.
MSC Reaches 500 Secondhand Boxship Purchases Since 2020
MSC has bought its 500th secondhand containership since August 2020, taking its operated fleet from about 3.8m teu to close to 7.4m teu and more than 21 percent of global capacity.
CK Line orders up to four 6,400 teu boxships in China
South Korea's CK Line has returned to Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding in Guangzhou with an order for up to four container ships, extending a relationship that began with a pair of feeder vessels delivered last year.
Shipping Corporation of India opens bidding for six LNG dual-fuel boxships
Shipping Corporation of India has launched a global tender for up to six 8,000 teu container ships in a programme estimated at 720 million dollars.
China Merchants Energy lines up 10 newbuildings across three segments
China Merchants Energy Shipping has laid out plans for 10 newbuildings across tankers, containerships and dry bulk as it continues a broad fleet renewal.
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