Maersk

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


Friday, October 24, 2014
Asia-Europe Freight Rates Fall
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Asia-Europe Freight Rates Fall

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe continued to fall for the sixth consecutive

October 24, 2014
Total Views: 16

Monday, October 20, 2014
MV Edith Maersk Becomes Largest Ship to Navigate the River Thames – Photos and Video
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MV Edith Maersk Becomes Largest Ship to Navigate the River Thames – Photos and Video

The 15,500 TEU containership Edith Maersk became the largest ship to navigate up the River Thames this weekend during a call at DP World’s new London

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 169

Friday, October 17, 2014
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Maersk Line to Raise Freight Rates by Over 100 Percent

Maersk Line plans to raise freight rates sharply on main routes from ports in Asia to ports in northern

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 54

Friday, October 10, 2014
Photos and Video: Danish Special Forces Storm Maersk Triple-E in Anti-Piracy Raid… Training
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Photos and Video: Danish Special Forces Storm Maersk Triple-E in Anti-Piracy Raid… Training

A Maersk Triple-E containership played host recently to a Royal Danish Navy anti-piracy training exercise in preparation for real anti-piracy missions in the

October 10, 2014
Total Views: 358

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Asia-Europe Freight Rates Fall 10 Percent, Hit Year Low

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell 10.2 percent to $738 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week

October 10, 2014
Total Views: 39

Thursday, October 9, 2014
2M Alliance Clears Regulatory Hurdles, Plans January 2015 Start
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2M Alliance Clears Regulatory Hurdles, Plans January 2015 Start

Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Thursday its shipping alliance with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co would begin operations in January next year after

October 9, 2014
Total Views: 151

Saturday, October 4, 2014
NYT Feature – Aboard a Cargo Colossus
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NYT Feature – Aboard a Cargo Colossus

Here’s a clip from an interesting article featured on the New York Times website this week about life aboard one of the world’s largest cargo

October 4, 2014
Total Views: 81

Thursday, September 25, 2014
Oil Majors, Shipping Companies Donate Funds to Help Fight Somali Piracy From Shore
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Oil Majors, Shipping Companies Donate Funds to Help Fight Somali Piracy From Shore

The Shell-initiated "Joint Shipping Initiative" has announced $1.5 million in funds to a United Nations Development Program aimed at fighting Somali piracy by

September 25, 2014
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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Maersk Line to Spend $3 Billion Per Year on New Ships

Denmark's Maersk Line will spend around $3 billion a year from 2015-19 on new ships to butress its position as the world's biggest container shipping company,

September 24, 2014
Total Views: 31

Friday, September 19, 2014
Soren Skou
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Maersk Line CEO Pays a Visit to China’s Anti-Trust Authorities

Maersk Line's chief executive has paid visits to Chinese authorities about its planned vessel sharing alliance with MSC - including to the Ministry of Commerce

September 19, 2014
Total Views: 44

Monday, September 8, 2014
Limited Data, Extreme Rolling to Blame for Svendborg Maersk Cargo Loss -REPORT
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Limited Data, Extreme Rolling to Blame for Svendborg Maersk Cargo Loss -REPORT

A lack of information contributing to the Master's decision-making and extreme rolling caused the loss of the 517 containers and damage to another 250 units

September 8, 2014
Total Views: 1440

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Video: A Day In The Life Aboard Edith Maersk
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Video: A Day In The Life Aboard Edith Maersk

Last week we saw “A Day In The Life One Year After MLC 2006“. Now here’s a video from Maersk Line showing a daily operations aboard the Edith

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 120

Sunday, August 24, 2014
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World’s Biggest Shipping Firm Drops Bond Bonus for Owner Rewards

Debt holders in A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S are looking on as the world’s biggest shipping company uses its excess cash to enrich shareholders in a strategy

August 24, 2014
Total Views: 34

Friday, August 22, 2014
Monkeys Hitch A Ride To Rotterdam Aboard Maersk Ship
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Monkeys Hitch A Ride To Rotterdam Aboard Maersk Ship

A group of monkeys found themselves taking an unexpected trip to Europe after boarding a Maersk ship in

August 22, 2014
Total Views: 222

Thursday, August 21, 2014
Eleonora Maersk
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Food Goes Bad on Maersk Ships as Russia Imposes Ban

A "significant" amount of produce out at sea needs to be returned to its original senders after Russia imposed a ban on food imports from Western countries, a

August 21, 2014
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
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Maersk Line Plans ‘2M’ Alliance With MSC

Maersk Line plans to launch its new vessel sharing service with MSC Mediterranean as early as January next year, and expects to notify customers of the network

August 20, 2014
Total Views: 128

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Watch: Triple-E Leaves Port With World Record Load
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Watch: Triple-E Leaves Port With World Record Load

On July 21, 2014, the MV Mary Maersk departed Algeciras, Spain with a world record 17,603 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), the most TEU's ever loaded onto a

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 276

Maersk Raises 2014 Profit Forecast as Container Volume Grows
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Maersk Raises 2014 Profit Forecast as Container Volume Grows

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S raised its full-year profit forecast after the company’s container-shipping line, the world’s largest, said earnings are rising

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 41

Monday, August 4, 2014
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Matz Maersk Makes First European Calls

Matz Maersk, the ninth 18,270 TEU containership built for the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group made its maiden voyage port call to Bremerhaven on 27 July and

August 4, 2014
Total Views: 102

Tuesday, July 22, 2014
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Maersk’s APM Terminals to Sell Container Terminal in Virginia

Port operator APM Terminals, a unit of Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, said it would sell a big U.S. container terminal to infrastructure investor Alinda Capital

July 22, 2014
Total Views: 88