Tag: Maersk

Denmark’s Environmental Minister came under fire last week for failing to provide concrete answers to questions Maersk’s end-of-life vessels. All opposition parties called on the Danish Government to ensure that Maersk’s vessels cannot be broken down in beaching yards.

Ship recyclers in India and China will recycle eight vessels owned by Maersk Line. The ship recyclers have agreed in full to the A.P. Moller - Maersk Responsible Ship Recycling Standard. The deal gives Maersk Line greater fleet flexibility and vessels will be transferred to the recycling yards within coming months.

Maersk Fluid Technology has announced that its SEA-Mate® Blending-on-Board Value Calculator will include a mobile optimised version that will assist in calculating savings, based on a variety of real life scenarios.

Maersk Line, MSC and HMM have announced a new cooperation which is a combination of slot exchanges and purchases between the three parties. Maersk Line and MSC will also take over a number of charters and operations of vessels.

Maersk Line and the Oetker Group have reached an agreement for Maersk Line to acquire Hamburg Süd, the German container shipping line. The acquisition is subject to final agreement and regulatory approvals.

Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL) has welcomed its first 8500 class vessel into the port, the Maersk Lloyd Don Carlos, proving the capabilities of the port.

A Maersk container ship was attacked by Nigerian pirates on Saturday close to Bonny Island but after applying counter piracy measures, the Singapore-flagged Maersk Cotonou successfully thwarted the attack and continued its destination.

Maersk Line recently published its Colombia trade report for the third quarter of 2016. Total reefer share of Colombia's exports increased to 21% in Q3 2016, up from 12% in 2015.

Maersk Drilling and the supplier of industrial equipment and software analytic tools, General Electric (GE) have formed new ambitious partnership aiming to collaborate on a technologically advanced data driven pilot project that comprises the first steps in Maersk Drilling’s ambition to reduce customer’s total well costs utilising sensor data for improved drilling performance and smarter maintenance schemes.

Maersk Line highlights the importance of COP22 for the maritime industry which looks to intensify discussions on determining shipping’s fair share of reducing carbon emissions. Maersk says there is need for global regulation to ensure a level playing field and a transition with the biggest possible environmental impact.