Tag: Maersk

On Friday 14 February the container vessel Svendborg Maersk, during very rough weather in the Bay of Biscay, lost a significant number of containers. The crew is safe and accounted for.

On Friday 14 February, the container vessel Svendborg Maersk, during very rough weather in the Bay of Biscay, lost a significant number of containers over board

Maersk Line remains the most reliable carrier amid ship reliability being at a nine-quarter low across the industry, according to the Carrier Performance Insight published by Drewry for Q4.

Liner shipping is becoming less and less reliable as operators ignore service standards in the rush to cut costs. The bad news for shippers is that the situation is only going to get worse, according to Drewry's newly published Carrier Performance Insight report.

On January 2014 Euronav announced the acquisition of fifteen Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) from Maersk Tankers Singapore for a total acquisition price of USD 980 million. The executive committee of Euronav is pleased to announce that it has issued a USD 235 million 7-year bond to the same investors who participated in the capital increase of 13 January 2014 and it has signed a commitment letter

Eyeing vast new efficiencies in global fresh produce and fresh-cut flower transport, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is now partnering with Boston-based technology company Primaira LLC to develop an air cleaning system in Star Cool Integrated refrigerated containers. Thorough tests and trials have shown the patented technology, Bluezone?, to be an efficient eliminator of molds, fungi and bacteria. Using an ozone concentration 300 times higher than otherwise seen on the market, Bluezone also removes ethylene effectively. "We are still working on the final design, but we are convinced that the Bluezone and Star Cool combination represents economic and environmental upsides so far unseen in container transportation," says Soren Leth Johannsen, chief commercial officer of MCI. MCI's partner, Primaira, has extensive experience developing technologies that enhance food quality. "The years of exacting, scientific work demonstrate the superiority of the Bluezone technology in ethylene and mold removal and value in extending the shelf life of fresh produce," says Karen Benedek, managing partner of Primaira LLC. Bluezone complements MCI's well-known CA and AV+ systems, increasing the geographical reach of containerised transport and preserving the quality of fruit and produce. Reefer container owners are enthusiastic. "We have for years followed the development in cleaning systems in refrigerated containers because ...

Eyeing vast new efficiencies in global fresh produce and fresh-cut flower transport, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is now partnering with Boston-based technology company Primaira LLC to develop an air cleaning system in Star Cool Integrated refrigerated containers.

The AP Moller-Maersk Group's recent moves to sell over $4bn of non-core and under-performing assets begs the question of where the money will be re-invested, and its likely impact on existing market forces within the container shipping industry.

Maersk Drilling's second and third ultra deepwater drillships were named Thursday morning in a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea.

Agriculture amounts to half of Kenyan GDP and employs 75% of the Kenyan workforce, according to World Economic Forum.