Tag: Maersk

The deceased, a Norwegian citizen and employee of Maersk Drilling, fell into the sea while performing maintenance work on the rig. The person was picked up from the water by a standby vessel and transported by helicopter to Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen.

The Danish Underground Consortium has approved an investment of approximately 21bn DKK, regarding the full redevelopment of the Tyra gas field. This project is the largest oil and gas project investment ever made in the Danish North Sea, enabling Tyra to continue operations for at least 25 years.

The transaction between Oetker Group and Maersk Line for Maersk Line’s acquisition of Hamburg Süd, the German container line, was closed on 30 November. Together, they will have a total container capacity of 4.15 million TEU and a  19.3% global fleet capacity share.

The Korean Free Trade Commission announced that it decided to approve Maersk Line's acquisition of Hamburg Sud, under restrictive conditions. Upon the acquisition, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd will own 743 container vessels, with a total container capacity of around 3.9 million TEUs.

The container line, Hapag-Lloyd, announced it has purchased 3,700 Star Cool Integrated containers as part of their recent reefer investments from Maersk Container Industry, in order to  support the market adaptation of environmentally friendly refrigerants.

Maersk Drilling has entered into a jack-up alliance agreement with Aker BP, as part of a tripartite collaboration model that also includes service provider Halliburton. The alliance aims at lowering the cost per barrel for Aker BP and increasing profitability for the alliance partners.

Unifeeder, the largest Pan-European feeder and shortsea operator, announced the appointment of Nils Smedegaard Andersen, former Group CEO of the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, as new Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The port of Quy Nhon, in Vietnam, is congested at the time, because of a storm that occurred in the area, resulting in multiple vessels to sink, thus blocking ship traffic, sources report.

In the same time that shipping industry leaders talk climate change solutions at COP23 in Bonn, raising the ambition for global regulation remains crucial to ensure shipping’s contribution to reach the Paris Agreement’s goal, according to John Kornerup Bang, Chief Advisor on Climate Change at Maersk.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that after examination, it decided to approve Maersk Line's acquisition of Hamburg Sud, under restrictive conditions. Upon the acquisition, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd will own 743 container vessels, with a total container capacity of around 3.9 million TEUs.