Crew member dies as Maersk Frankfurt catches fire on maiden voyage

An electrical fire at the weekend on the maiden voyage of Maersk Frankfurt, in the Arabian Sea some 190km off Goa, has claimed the life of a Filipino crewmember. The 5,500 ...

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Crew member dies as Maersk Frankfurt catches fire on maiden voyage

Newbuildings Headlines

News / Latest order takes MSC box ship orderbook past 2m teu mark

News / Container lines still ordering more ships, despite falling spot rates

News / Maersk orders 20 more dual-fuel newbuildings – on course for fleet renewal by 2030

News / Cosco to boost box fleet ahead of Trump tariffs and alliance shuffle

News / Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd line up major newbuild order to boost Gemini fleet

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News / Yang Ming to invest in newbuilds and staff as new chairman gets to work

News / MSC continues to order new box ships as fleet capacity passes six million teu

News / Jones Act: frustrating, or fundamental to the US?

News / Evergreen splashes out $500m on feeder vessels and more containers

News / Seaspan debuts split-block feeder design, using the bridge crew as a 'breakwater'

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Crew member dies as Maersk Frankfurt catches fire on maiden voyage

Newbuildings Headlines

News / Latest order takes MSC box ship orderbook past 2m teu mark

News / Container lines still ordering more ships, despite falling spot rates

News / Maersk orders 20 more dual-fuel newbuildings – on course for fleet renewal by 2030

News / Cosco to boost box fleet ahead of Trump tariffs and alliance shuffle

News / Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd line up major newbuild order to boost Gemini fleet

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Yang Ming to invest in newbuilds and staff as new chairman gets to work

News / MSC continues to order new box ships as fleet capacity passes six million teu

News / Jones Act: frustrating, or fundamental to the US?

News / Evergreen splashes out $500m on feeder vessels and more containers

News / Seaspan debuts split-block feeder design, using the bridge crew as a 'breakwater'

Most read news

News / Aggressive fleet builders HMM and Zim overtake Yang Ming in liner ranking

News / Yang Ming unveils fleet renewal plan, but is cautious long-term

News / Liner oversupply problem being masked by Suez Canal diversions

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