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Maersk Line is making a seasonal reduction in its our transatlantic network to three services from the end of October. There will be three services – ATL1, ATL2 (calling at Baltimore, Norfolk, New York and Felixstowe plus NW Europe) and ATL3 (Veracruz, Altamira, New Orleans, Mobile, Freeport, a new call at Savannah, Charleston Felixstowe and NW Europe.
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MSC is to cease operation of its ‘Condor’ service, jointly operated with Maersk Line between Asia and Europe, from 14 September. However, the Condor service which has a nominal weekly capacity of 9,500 teu, will be deployed as a seasonal service if there is sufficient demand.
MSC says that since its ...
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Maersk Line has signed a US$1.1 billion contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries for nine 14,000teu ships, plus an option for a further eight. They have a much more flexible operational profile than previous designs. By moving away from hulls designed with a certain speed and draft in mind, they can ...
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MSC is bucking the trend towards ever-larger container ships by reducing the average vessel size on its Asia-Europe Condor service from 9,500 to 6,500teu. The move follows extensive analysis of capacity on its services against current and anticipated demands.
The network changes will apply to Maersk Line, MSC's partner in ...
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Maersk Line signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding for 11 second generation Triple-E 19,630teu container vessels plus an option for a further six on 2 June. The new vessels will be the largest in Maersk Line’s fleet and are intended for the Asia-Europe service, joining the fleet between April 2017 ...
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DB Schenker Logistics has signed a six-year carbon-cutting deal with Maersk Line. Under it, the shipping opertor will undertake to reduce the CO2 emissions of every container it ships on behalf of DB Schenker Logistics between now and 2020 by 20% compared to 2014 levels. According to DB's chief sustainability ...
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DP World London Gateway port handled the largest ship ever to enter the Thames in the early hours of Sunday 19 October. The 397-metre-long, 56-metre-wide Edith Maersk has a draught of 16 metres and can carry up to 15,500teu.
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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has given the green light to the proposed '2M' vessel sharing agreement between Maersk and MSC. However, the agreement of the Chinese competition authorities is still awaited. It was their veto that scuppred the more ambitious P3 alliance between Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM earlier ...
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MSC has released details of the services it plans to operate in conjunction with its partner Maersk Line in the 2M vessel sharing agreement, subject to regulatory approval.
They include the Silk Service, from South Korea, China and Malaysia to Felixstowe (first European call); the Lion service from China and Malaysia ...
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A recent test in Ivory Coast shows that West Africa’s mango trade can be extended by special containers that place the fruit in hibernation, says Maersk Container Industry. Star Cool containers were upgraded to work with controlled atmosphere for the trade from the Ivory Coast, operated by Africa Express Line ...
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