Presenting E.R. Schiffahrt. Also in this issue: Ship seminar in Hamburg, Sharing DNV experience and Container securing.
Date: 2008-02-13
DNV Container customer presentation: E.R. Schiffahrt
E.R. Schiffahrt is one of the largest charter owners of container ships worldwide, operating 54 vessels – including 18 newbuildings on order – with a capacity of around 237,000 TEU. We talked to the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Albert Schumacher, about future scenarios.
Container ship seminar in Hamburg
“Fires in Containers” was highlighted at the DNV Container Ship Seminar. The severe consequences of fires in containers and the fact that they are difficult to extinguish have given rise to concern.
Design and operation of container ships
DNV is sponsoring the Royal Institute of Naval Architects’ container ship conference to be held in London from 23–24 April 2003.
Rapid technical developments in container securing
The increasing size of container ships as well as the introduction of new requirements have led to rapid technical development in the field of container securing.
Container EXPRESS: Sharing DNV experience
Principal Surveyor Helge Johannessen is in charge of the Container EXPRESS training programme, and has been a member of the development team. He has a long and broad experience in DNV, with a strong focus on ships in operation. Container Ship UPDATE has asked him some questions about his experience with the Container EXPRESS training and development programme.
Market growth 2002 faster than expected
Recently collected and updated handling statistics of major container ports around the world indicate a steep growth in port activities and hence container traffic in 2002. The top 20 ports reached average growth rates of more than 14% and the ten largest ports as shown in the table achieved even higher increases.