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Maersk Essen arrives in California, but must wait for berth

“Maersk Essen is expected to berth in the Port of Los Angeles on 5 March, according to one customer...

by Container News

SALALAH BREAKS BOX HANDLING RECORDS

“Salalah’s container terminal handled a record-breaking volume of 4.34 million TEU, 6% more than the...

by The Maritime Standard

Maersk behind seven ship deal with Global Ship Lease

Denmark’s Maersk Line has emerged as the charterer behind a deal that saw Global Ship Lease (GSL) purchase seven 6,000 teu post-panamax containerships. See the original story at Splash247. Source: Splash247 (JK)

by Splash247

About 3,000 transpacific cargo containers lost in the past three months

“Maersk, the largest container shipping line and vessel operator in the world, updated information o...

by Xinhua News

A third of Maersk Eindhoven’s lost containers was MSC cargo

“A third of the cargo lost overboard by Maersk Eindhoven, which lost 260 containers in the Pacific o...

by Container News

Surveyors and salvors on board as Maersk Eindhoven arrives at Yokohama

“Maersk has confirmed that the 13,200 Maersk Eindhoven, which last week lost 260 containers overboard, is on course for the APM Terminals facility in Yokohama, for repairs.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

by The Loadstar

MSC topples Maersk at the top of the box rankings

“For the first time in more than a quarter of a century Maersk is on track to lose its mantle as the world’s largest containerline.” See the original story at Splash247. Source: Splash247 (JK)

by Splash247

Søren Skou gives his six cents worth

“Maersk CEO Søren Skou told the BBC that the cost of decarbonizing shipping can be paid by the consumer with just a little extra cost added to consumer items.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

by Container News

Maersk confirms 260 boxes lost in the latest Pacific accident

“Maersk Eindhoven, which suffered an engine failure on the Pacific Ocean, lost 260 containers overbo...

by Container News

European lines raise rates into and out of North America

“Container lines have announced they will apply rate increases in the Pacific trades from Asia to the US later in February and again in the coming months.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

by Container News

Maersk Eindhoven loses ‘several hundred’ containers in heavy weather on transpacific

“In the latest loss of containers overboard in heavy weather the Maersk Eindhoven is believed to hav...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Maersk speeds up decarbonisation with a methanol-fuelled feeder vessel

“AP Møller Maersk has announced it will put the world’s first carbon neutral liner vessel in operation by 2023, accelerating its decarbonisation processes.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

by Container News

Another Maersk ship sailing for LA loses containers

“A Maersk spokesman told American Shipper that while en route from Xiamen, China, to Los Angeles on...

by Freight Waves

Shipper credulity strained after 2M’s last-minute Asia-Europe blanking

“The 2M alliance has announced a further blank sailing this week from Asia to North Europe to use the vessel on another service. ” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

by The Loadstar

MSC confirms Maersk Essen cargo losses

“Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has confirmed the loss of 350 containers overboard and a furth...

by Container News

No slack season, no easing of spot rates, as cargo pours out of Asia

“Shippers are resigned to the probability that container spot freight rates from Asia will remain at their current high levels for some time after Chinese New Year. ” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

by The Loadstar

Skou bets on retrofits with alternative fuels, rules out dramatic ordering

“The world’s largest container shipping company Maersk is betting on a large-scale retrofit of its f...

by Offshore Energy

Demand surge, supply chain disruption add $1.5bn to Maersk’s earnings

“AP Moller-Maersk expects supply chain bottlenecks and equipment shortages that caused profits to su...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Ocean container losses topple annual average in 2 months

“The World Shipping Council issued an eye-opening report last July. What seemed like a steady stream...

by Freight Waves

MSC accelerates secondhand boxship buying spree

According to Alphaliner, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has acquired eight vessels in the past three weeks. See the original story at Splash247. Source: Splash247 (JK)

by Splash247

Maersk Essen scheduled to depart Lázaro Cárdenas by mid February

“In the latest announcement from Maersk Lines on its stricken vessel, the Maersk Essen, which lost 7...

by Container News

Carriers claim ‘sliding’ services will help them recover shattered schedules

“More ships are being held at departure ports in Asia for a week or more, as carriers wrestle with the recovery of their shattered schedules.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

by The Loadstar

Maersk offers update on Essen cargo

“Maersk Line, who’s ship the Maersk Essen lost around 750 containers in a Pacific storm on 16 Januar...

by Container News

Maersk Essen diverts to Mexican terminal

“Maersk Line has confirmed that the stricken vessel, the 13,100TEU Maersk Essen, which lost around 7...

by Container News

MSC vessel is the latest to foil W. Africa pirate attack

“MSC Elsa 3 became the latest vessel in a spate of attacks in the West Africa region. The ship was a...

by Container News

Maersk outlines roadmap to large carbon neutral boxships

“AP Møller – Mærsk CEO Søren Skou has outlined the company’s route to producing large carbon neutral...

by Container News

Maersk says mobilise military in defence of Gulf of Guinea shipping

“A spate of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea region off the coast of West Africa, the latest, last week...

by Container News

Maersk Cardiff crew foil double pirate attack

“The crew of the 4,496TEU Maersk Cardiff have twice thwarted pirate attacks on the vessel in the Gul...

by Container News

IT problem at Maersk not another cyber-attack, says HQ

“Maersk has denied that a communications outage today was a new cyber-attack.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

by The Loadstar

HMM to follow Maersk lead and aim to become a logistics player, says CEO

“South Korean carrier HMM is looking to follow some of its peers and transform itself into a logistics business to underpin its rapid expansion strategy.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

by The Loadstar

World Shipping Council promises action on FMC concerns

“Facing heightened scrutiny from the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) into ocean carrier actions...

by JOC

Maersk Elba loses power after fire off Portugal

“A Denmark-flagged containership lost power due to a fire in the engine room off the coast of Portugal on 26 December, Portuguese National Maritime Authority (AMN) said.” See the original story at Offshore Energy. Source: Offshore Energy (JK)

by Offshore Energy

‘Slidings’ replacing blank voyages as ocean carriers stretch transit times

“Ocean carriers are looking to extend transit times in a bid to improve schedule reliability and cut costs.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

by The Loadstar

Maersk signs WEF charter to distribute COVID-19 vaccine

“The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced that 18 shipping, airlines and logistics companies, in...

by Port Technology

Maersk and duisport to open new logistics centre

“A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) and duisport have announced they will jointly build and operate a new sales and logistics centre in Duisburg.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

by Port Technology

Maersk partners pharmaceuticals giant on cold chain logistics

“AP Møller – Maersk and Novo Nordisk, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, have...

by Container News

Box shortage in India may be easing a little, but trade imbalance widens

“The container shortage in India is improving, according to Maersk. However, the carrier’s Q3 trade report highlights the continuation of the country’s lopsided trade flow.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

by The Loadstar

Maersk and MSC take part in IMO JIT trials

“Both Maersk and MSC have been involved in the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s latest ju...

by Container News

Maersk and MSC drop Felixstowe from transatlantic service and head for Liverpool

“2M partners Maersk and MSC are swapping Felixstowe for Liverpool on their TA2/NEUATL2 transatlantic loop from the end of the year, in order to “provide stability to the service”.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

by The Loadstar

SM Line refuses charter offers to support South Korean shippers

“South Korean liner operator SM Line revealed it had rejected offers from mainline operators to char...

by Container News

DCSA publishes eB/L standards

“In an effort to accelerate the digitalisation process of the maritime industry the Digital Containe...

by Container News

Pandemic is continuing to affect liner schedules

“Covid-19 pandemic continues to challenge the container shipping industry, forcing shipping lines to implement several blank sailings and rotation changes across the world.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

by Container News

MSC cargo lost in Maersk boxship stack collapse incident

“At least 27 containers have been lost and 90 have been damaged from the 2011-built Maersk vessel, S...

by Container News

PTP breaks monthly move record

“The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has reached another operational landmark and broken its total mon...

by Port Technology

Maersk could be in the market for new tonnage

“Danish shipping line A.P. Møller – Mærsk will start its share buy-back programme today (1 December)...

by Container News

Technomar boxship refloated and heading for repairs

The Tina 1 boxship has been refloated and disentangled from the Iranian wreck it crashed into eight days ago. See the original story at Splash247. Source: Splash247 (JK)

by Splash247

Port of Gdansk tonnage set to exceed 48 million tonnes in 2020

“The Port of Gdansk expects to handle more than 48 million tonnes of cargo in 2020, this despite the disruption to global trade caused by the coronavirus crisis.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

by Port Technology

European lines add Busan ‘extra loaders’ on the Pacific

“By year-end, the world’s three largest liner operators, Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM will deploy a...

by Container News