MSC Geneva gets fatter, launching new option for boxships deemed 'too small'

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A revolutionary new option to scrapping for younger panamax containerships deemed too small for a tradelane involves widening the vessel rather than adding length.

According to maritime consultant Alphaliner, the procedure, on the 2006-built MSC Geneva, was a major engineering operation that had not previously been performed on large merchant ships.

The ship was sliced into two while in drydock and a new central section with three rows of container cells was inserted. It included transverse beams to ensure the structural integrity ...