Maersk Line indeed is linking the globe, bridging the gaps between continents as can be seen here. The picture was taken in Istanbul, Turkey, capturing the moment of one of Maersk’s container ships traversing the Bosporous Strait. World Maritime News Staff, August 8, 2014
Maersk Line will not stop calling at West African ports stricken by the Ebola virus. However, the company said it would suspend shore leave, as well as crew changes in Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, Lloyd’s Loading List reports. The decision coincides with World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the outbreak a ‘Public Health Emergency […]
Surging shipping costs for ship spare parts has enticed engineers to look for more cost-effective options. If only the spare parts could be made onboard! Well, they can, with a 3D printer. Danish shipping giant Maersk Tankers is experimenting this idea and wants to install a 3D printer on a tanker vessel to allow […]
Suezmax rates have reached their highest level since January 2014, said Paddy Rodgers, CEO at Euronav, Belgium-based tanker owner and operator, adding that crude oil tanker rates should remain strong in the coming months due to positive seasonal demand factors and improving underlying supply/demand fundamentals. “The second quarter was dominated with one of the […]
Maersk Line has issued a statement revealing the projected financial impact of the new legislation lowering the maximum allowed content of sulphur in fuel burned to 0.1% sulphur from today’s 1.0% in the Emission Control Areas (ECA) in North Europe (including the Baltic Sea, North Sea and English Channel) and North America (200 nautical miles […]
The Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) between MSC and Maersk, announced yesterday, is less worrying for shippers than the planned P3, said the European Shippers’ Council (ESC), representing the freight transport interests (by all modes of transport) of business in Europe. According to ESC, previous cooperation was more integrated and had huge market share on all […]
Euronav’s four recently purchased fleet additions worth $342m were bought from Maersk Tankers, the Danish group said yesterday. The four form part of a fleet of six VLCCs Maersk Tankers had on bareboat charter. As the ships were not bringing in enough cash, Maersk Tankers decided to acquire them and sell them on. “We […]
Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have signed a 10 year Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) on the Asia-Europe, Transatlantic and Transpacific trades. The VSA will be referred to as 2M, and it replaces all existing VSAs and slot purchase agreements that Maersk Line has in these trades. The VSA will include 185 vessels with an estimated […]
Jotun, the provider of marine antifouling coatings, has signed an agreement with Maersk Line to supply Hull Performance Solutions with SeaQuantumX200 for the Triple-E newbuild project. The Triple-Es are the world’s largest ships - renowned as much for their energy efficiency as their size. By upgrading to HPS with Jotun’s SeaQuantum X200 antifouling coating, […]
Maersk Line has started the implementation of DNV GL’s ShipManager software, with pilot testing on five vessels. The installation of ShipManager on their self-owned fleet of 250 vessels is scheduled for next year. Maersk has chosen DNV GLs ShipManager system after a comprehensive selection process with 26 other shipmanagement software vendors globally. As explained, […]
