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Maersk has completed the world’s first conversion of a large containership to dual-configuration, able to operate on methanol or conventional fuel. The retrofit operation on the Maersk Halifax was carried out by Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China in 88 days and with the engine conversion carried out by MAN Energy Solutions.
The length of the ship was extended by 15 meters to 368 meters partly to accommodate new fuel tanks but ...
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Three out of four European shippers have experienced supply chain disruption in the past 12 months, more than half with significant cost impact, according to a survey of over 2,000 of Maersk Line customers in the region
More than 76% of said that the disruption had a knock-on effect and causing ...
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AP Moller-Maersk named its fifth large dual-fuel methanol vessel at a ceremony in Felixstowe on 9 October, but putting new tonnage into service is only the start of what promises to be a long and challenging voyage to zero-emission shipping.
The Maersk Alexandra, named after a matriarch of the Danish AP ...
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Maersk has appointed Lisa Park as its new managing director for the United Arab Emirates. She will also lead the business and teams in Oman and Qatar. Park brings over 22 years of experience in the logistics and shipping industry and has held several roles and leadership positions across functions ...
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Maersk has opened its logistics park at Jeddah Islamic Port in Saudi Arabia. It says the 225,000sq, US$25 million development is the largest single-site Logistics & Services facility in the Middle East. It offers warehousing for B2B and e-commerce requirements, temperature-controlled areas, a customs bonded area and has been designed ...
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Maersk has opened a container logistics centre at Tocancipa in Colombia, 30 miles north of Bogotá. It ispart of a planned expansion in the country, offering more warehousing and logistics solutions. Total capacity is up to 1,600 containers and there are connections for up to 50 reefer containers.
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Maersk is adding Felixstowe, Rotterdam and Bremerhaven to its ME2 service between Europe, the Middle East and India. The service calls at Port Tangier, Salalah, Jebel Ali, Mundra and Nhava Sheva. Transit times between Mumbai and North Europe will be shortened by five to seven days, says the operator. Maersk ...
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Maersk Group says that in 2023, it was able to avoid the emission of over 680,000 tonnes of CO2 - with the help of customers who paid the premium for more expensive, green fuels. Last year, these amounted to 212 shippers, some of them transporting many thousand boxes, a serious ...
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Maersk named the world's second large methanol-enabled container vessel Astrid Mærsk at ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan on 4 April.
Mrs. Liza Uchida, spouse of Nissan chief executive Makoto Uchida served as godmother. Astrid Mærsk is the second of Maersk’s 18 large methanol-enabled vessels, scheduled for delivery between 2024 and 2025 ...
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Maersk has opened a 30,000sq m facility in the Tijuana area, targeting cross-border Mexico/US trade. The site at Pacifico Industrial Park targets customers in the technology, automotive, retail, and lifestyle sectors. The site is part of the Manufacturing, Maquiladora, and Export Services Industry (IMMEX) services program for Tijuana market, which ...
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