Maersk

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


Friday, February 17, 2012
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News

Oversupply of Vessels on Asia-Europe Trade Forces Maersk Line to Make Adjustments

Oversupply of container vessels operating on the Asia – Europe trade lane has pushed Maersk Line’s container freight rates to unsustainably low

February 17, 2012
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Maersk Ras Laffan LNG ship carrier
News

Qatar Increases Stake in LNG Carriers

Milaha, previously known as Qatar Navigation, today announced that its fully-owned subsidiary, Qatar Shipping Company, has signed an agreement to increase its

February 12, 2012
Total Views: 100

Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Blog

Maersk Forms Joint Venture to help Protect Marine Ecosystems

Vessels traversing the world’s oceans carry ballast tanks filled with seawater to ensure stability, trim and structural integrity. However, the water in

February 2, 2012
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Maersk Line Sets New Executive Management Team
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Maersk Line Sets New Executive Management Team

With Maersk Line’s new CEO, Søren Skou, now at the helm, the world’s largest container shipping company has announced a nearly complete

January 31, 2012
Total Views: 138

Monday, January 23, 2012
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News

Maersk: The Future of the Shipping Industry is in Developing Markets [REPORT]

The Maersk Group’s strategy to target growth markets aligns well with a recent UN report that found emerging economies now account for almost 30% of

January 23, 2012
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Maersk Line Getting Wired: New partnership with Ericsson will bring cell phones to the high seas
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Maersk Line Getting Wired: New partnership with Ericsson will bring cell phones to the high seas

Mobile and broadband at sea — we are officially living in the future. Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson and Maersk Line, the world’s

January 11, 2012
Total Views: 86

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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First of Two Heavylift Cargo Ships for Maersk-Rickmers Reflagged U.S.

Maersk Line, Limited said today it has completed the reflagging of the MAERSK ILLINOIS, MLL’s newest multipurpose heavy-lift vessel, to the U.S.

January 10, 2012
Total Views: 154

Sunday, January 8, 2012
A 3-D Look at What Will be the Largest Ship in the World, the Maersk Triple-E [VIDEO]
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A 3-D Look at What Will be the Largest Ship in the World, the Maersk Triple-E [VIDEO]

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/34462285[/vimeo] In another big hint that digital and shareable media is fully spreading into the commercial shipping world, Maersk

January 8, 2012
Total Views: 49

Saturday, January 7, 2012
Container Shipping Companies – The Ten Largest Visualized
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Container Shipping Companies – The Ten Largest Visualized

UDPATED: January 2012 The data visualization above represents the worlds 10 largest container shipping companies by TEU capacity. WORLD TEU CAPACITY:

January 7, 2012
Total Views: 414

Thursday, January 5, 2012
Maersk Settles False Claims Case with U.S. DoD
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Maersk Settles False Claims Case with U.S. DoD

Maersk Line Limited has agreed to pay the U.S. government $31.9 million to settle allegations that Maersk “knowingly overcharged” the U.S.

January 5, 2012
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Maersk Line Tops Fleet Capacity Growth in 2011 [REPORT]
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Maersk Line Tops Fleet Capacity Growth in 2011 [REPORT]

A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s Maersk Line recorded the largest capacity growth by TEU’s in 2011 according to a report by liner industry data

January 3, 2012
Total Views: 59

Monday, January 2, 2012
Nils Smedegaard Andersen A.P. Moller Maersk CEO
News

A.P. Moller – Maersk Group CEO Hospitalized for Emergency Heart Surgery

The global head of the world’s largest container shipping company, A.P. Moller – Maersk Group CEO Nils S. Andersen, was admitted to hospital in

January 2, 2012
Total Views: 123

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Maersk Line COO Reiterates: No expectation to use third Triple-E option
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Maersk Line COO Reiterates: No expectation to use third Triple-E option

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–Danish Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, has yet to decide whether to exercise an option to

December 27, 2011
Total Views: 41

Monday, December 19, 2011
Søren Skou
News

Søren Skou Takes the Helm of Maersk Line

Soren Skou has been appointed new CEO of Maersk Line with effect from 16 January 2012. Soren Skou was previously CEO of Maersk Tankers and replaces Eivind

December 19, 2011
Total Views: 77

Thursday, December 15, 2011
Maersk Talks Algae: Joint R&D Program Aims to Shed Light on Future Use of Algae-based Biofuels
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Maersk Talks Algae: Joint R&D Program Aims to Shed Light on Future Use of Algae-based Biofuels

As gCaptain reported earlier, shipping conglomerate Maersk and the U.S. Navy have been collaborating on a unique and possibly ground-breaking R&D program

December 15, 2011
Total Views: 38

News

Maersk Supply Service orders two vessels in Chile

Maersk Supply Service has signed a contract with Chilean shipyard Asenav for two innovative new offshore vessels with an option for – up to – four

December 15, 2011
Total Views: 63

Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Offshore

MOSAIC 2 – Kongsberg Supplies Latest Drilling and Offshore Training Simulators

Kongsberg Maritime simulators have been selected for the forthcoming MOSAIC 2 facility (Maersk Offshore Simulation and Innovation Centre) at Maersk Training in

December 14, 2011
Total Views: 61

Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Press Releases

Maersk Line re-introduces the CRX liner service connecting Mexico and Costa Rica directly with UK, Netherlands and Germany.

Maersk Line is pleased to announce the re-introduction of the CRX as per January 2012, the weekly liner service connecting Mexico and Costa Rica directly with

December 13, 2011
Total Views: 41

Team Sanya damage Ian Roman
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Maersk Line Proves Their Worth to Chinese Volvo Ocean Race Team

A rough experience for one yacht on the high seas gave one Maersk Line team the perfect opportunity to show how quickly it could respond to the most difficult

December 13, 2011
Total Views: 57

Monday, December 12, 2011
Maersk and U.S. Navy Collaborate on Biofuel Testing Initiative
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Maersk and U.S. Navy Collaborate on Biofuel Testing Initiative

Maersk and the U.S. Navy said today that they are collaborating on a R&D program that will test the use of algae-based biofuel on ships with the goal of

December 12, 2011
Total Views: 28