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gCaptain’s full coverage of A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk), one of the world’s leading container transportation companies.


Thursday, September 6, 2012
News

Maersk Line: “Christmas Will Come to America, but Probably Not to Europe”

(Bloomberg) — The shipping lanes of the Pacific and Indian Oceans show the diverging fortunes of U.S. and European consumers ahead of the busiest

September 6, 2012
Total Views: 70

Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Uncategorized

Mexico’s New $900 Million Mega-Container Port

The Port of Los Angeles, the country’s busiest container port, faces an uncertain future. A $5.25-billion project will make the Panama Canal wider and

September 5, 2012
Total Views: 1220

Thursday, August 23, 2012
Defense

Ship Photo of the Day: HNLMS Evertsen Showing Off in the Gulf of Aden

HNLMS Evertsen (F805) a Dutch De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate conducts a high speed turn while operating in the Gulf of Aden. Powered by

August 23, 2012
Total Views: 175

Wednesday, August 22, 2012
News

Container Lines Are Losing the Price Battle on Multiple Fronts

The world’s container lines can’t raise freight rates fast enough to cover soaring fuel prices as persistent overcapacity works against the

August 22, 2012
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Multimedia

Maersk CEO: No Sign of New Container Price War [INTERVIEW]

(Bloomberg) — Nils S. Andersen, chief executive officer of A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, talks about second-quarter profit reported today and the outlook for

August 15, 2012
Total Views: 19

Tuesday, August 14, 2012
News

Maersk CEO Predicts Further Growth, But then Again, “It Could Also Turn Really Bad”

COPENHAGEN-Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S(MAERSK-B.KO), banking on the ability of shippers to continue raising freight rates, boosted the

August 14, 2012
Total Views: 39

Thursday, August 9, 2012
arnold maersk containership
Blog

Pedestrians Get Quite a Show as Maersk Containership Sneaks Under the Bayonne Bridge [VIDEO]

The Arnold Maersk, no doubt named after Arnold Schwarzenegger because it’s so friggen HUGE, passes underneath the Bayonne Bridge. This ship is 352 meters

August 9, 2012
Total Views: 61

Engineering News

Due in 2013, Maersk’s New 18k TEU Containerships will be the “Prius of the Seas”

(Bloomberg) — A.P. Maersk-Moeller A/S’s planned fleet of the world’s largest container vessels will be as groundbreaking for their shape as

August 9, 2012
Total Views: 377

Thursday, August 2, 2012
Defense

Maersk Line Ltd Acquires US Government Ship Operator, 3PSC

Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) announced today that they have completed its acquisition of 3PSC, a commercial ship operator that provides management services to

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 152

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
News

MAERSK Line: “We Cannot Sustain Continual Losses”

MELBOURNE–A worldwide glut of containers and a fall in demand for shipped goods during the global financial crisis have pushed shipping prices to

July 31, 2012
Total Views: 72

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Costamare Mulling Ship Purchases as Competitors Struggle

(Bloomberg) — Costamare Inc., the Greek owner of 46 chartered container ships, is looking to acquire more vessels as asset values in the shipping

July 17, 2012
Total Views: 24

News

Sad Scene in Rotterdam After Containership Spears Whale with Bow Bulb

By Hursh Joshi, MaerskLineSocial Maersk Line does everything it can to avoid creating a negative impact on the marine environment. Despite these efforts on

July 17, 2012
Total Views: 263

News

Greater Reliability Saves Money, Maersk Line Provides Top-Ranked Service [REPORT]

(Bloomberg) — The world’s container shipping lines boosted reliability in June in terms of the number of boxes delivered on time, according to a

July 17, 2012
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Multimedia

Man Overboard! The Story of a Highly Unlikely Rescue [VIDEO]

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/45095252[/vimeo] Maersk Line shared this story with us this afternoon of Tanawoot Pratoom, a painter on board the container ship Maersk

July 3, 2012
Total Views: 53

Saturday, June 16, 2012
News

APM Terminals Signs $508 Million Agreement to Develop Chinese Port

(Dow Jones) COPENHAGEN–The port-operating arm of Danish shipping and oil company A.P. Moller Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO) Friday signed an agreement with

June 16, 2012
Total Views: 81

Friday, June 15, 2012
Blog

A Little Bit of Maersk Line History [VIDEO]

Here is an old 1960’s presentation of Maersk Line operations titled “Maersk Ships Around the World”, posted recently to the Maersk Line vimeo

June 15, 2012
Total Views: 88

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
News

Maersk Sells their Most Expensive Single Asset, the Peregrino FPSO

Statoil and its partner Sinochem announced today their agreement to purchase the Peregrino FPSO from Maersk. The floating production, storage and offloading

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 1532

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Piracy

U.S.-Flagged Maersk Texas Thwarts Attack in Gulf of Oman [UPDATE]

Lots of rumors were flying around maritime circles this morning of a rather involved pirate attack on the U.S.-flagged Maersk Texas today in the Gulf of

May 23, 2012
Total Views: 123

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
News

Maersk CEO on 2012: “Optimistic That We Can Achieve a Small Profit”

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–Danish oil and shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is increasingly optimistic that its container-shipping arm Maersk

May 16, 2012
Total Views: 51

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Uncategorized

Siemens to Supply Eco-Friendly Propulsion and Power Generation Systems for Maersk Triple-E’s

Siemens, through their Siemens Drive Technologies Division, says it has been awarded a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to

May 15, 2012
Total Views: 108
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