Container Shipping News

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) debuted the world’s largest container ship at the SMM Hamburg Maritime Exhibition, unveiling GREEN SEALION 27500 with a box capacity of 27,500 TEUs.

China State Shipbuilding Corporation unveils world’s first 27,500 TEU container ship - Container News (container-news.com)

and who would believe their awkward beginings looked sth like below some 25-30 years ago

(1830) Ship Launching Video || Ship Launching using air bags || LPG Carrier Ship Launching - YouTube

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Changes are acomming in container shipping:

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How big is too big?:

Remember the ULCC of the 1970/80? They proved too large for practical use as trading tankers.

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Pacific International Lines (PIL) has gone from black to red again, but this time in hull colour, not on its balance sheet.

Started in 1967 as a typical family owned company of the time, with two small former Dutch Interisland ship blt. 1949, trading localy to East Malaysia and Indonesia.
'Kota Singa’:


https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/1333008

‘Kota Naga’, blt. :


https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3656248?navList=homeMostPopular

The fleet expanded quite quickly, with larger tweedeckers from various European owners. The trading area also expanded to China, India, Australia and Middle East.

Source: About PIL | PIL - Pacific International Lines

A. Obelix: https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/2547914

Maersk Defies Russian Port Attacks, Resumes Regular Service to Ukraine

Big Blue continues it’s good tradition of sending time charetered vessels in some mega-shit places.

And Greeks will never miss a chance to grab a buck or two even at elevated risk as long as PH or UKR serve on board as sacrificial goats. 100K -150 K (Master) life insurance offered by greedy Greek managements is peanuts.

As to the term full scale invasion. Mr Sam Chambers should be urgently sent for full scale familiarisation with full scale invasion to Ghaza or Beirut to get some hands on experience of what full scale invasion is.

In case He has no cojones for live experience then I would suggest study of some historical archives of Iraq invasion, Barbarosa ops, D Day just to mention a few.

Calling it full scale invasion is an insult to all those who survived an/or participated in such events.

A “fishy” story:

PS> Frozen Norwegian farmed salmon in portion packs has caught on in China.
It is cheaper than fresh filets by air-freight and better quality than whole frozen salmon processed in China:
https://www.hofseth.no/news/new-technology-provides-great-environmental-benefits-and-better-quality-for-the-consumer

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