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US regulator calls for P3 to be put under the microscope

The Federal Maritime Commission , which regulates ocean transport in the US has joined other industry groups in calling for a careful scrutiny the proposed 'P3' alliance between Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM. FMC chairman, Mario Cordero, has called other regulators in the European Union and China, to join with him in a Global Regulatory Summit on the proposed P3 Global Alliance. The Summit would take place in Washington, ... [+]

P3 plans revealed

P3 plans revealed CMA CGM has revealed details of its planned P3 network that it plans to set up with its new partners Maersk and MSC. Claiming the most comprehensive network on the three main East West Trades, there will be 13 weekly services on the Asia-Europe/Mediterranean trades, five weekly Transatlanticservices ... [+]

Global shipping lines join forces

Three of the world's major container shipping lines - CMA CGM, Maersk and MSC – are to join forces in a long-term operational alliance on East – West trades from next year. The P3 Network will operate a total vessel capacity of 2.6 million teu (initially 255 vessels on 29 ... [+]

Shipping lines help to rebuild Somalia

NYK has joined a shipping industry initiative, alongside Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena, MOL and K-Line, to help rebuild Somalia. The scheme will provide initial funding of US$1 million to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in support of job creation and capacity building projects in the war-torn East African country ... [+]

Maersk promises simpler shipping

Maersk Line is promising an end to shipping surcharge complexity with a new charging structure that it will phase in during 2013. It says there will be fewer and more transparent charges to make costs easier to understand. Under phase 1 of its surcharge simplification, which starts on 1 January, basic ... [+]

Maersk suspends Asia service

Maersk Line is to temporarily suspend its AE9 service from Chinese ports to Europe – including Felixstowe - until early December. It is part of a programme of capacity reductions that also sees the AE5 service from Asia to the Mediterranean permanently withdrawn. [+]

Reefer rates must rise, warns Maersk chief

Shipping lines urgently need to raise prices to their reefer customers, the head of the world's biggest carrier of such traffic, Maersk Line, told the Cool Logistics conference in Antwerp on 25 October. Chief executive officer Soren Skou said: “When I came into this job in January 2009, we had ... [+]

Maersk links up with GT Nexus

Maersk Line has integrated its back office systems with the GT Nexus cloud supply chain platform. The ocean carrier can now exchange electronic bookings and bill of lading instructions directly with customers [+]

Save money with Maersk

Some 42% of customers on the Daily Maersk service product between Asia and Northern Europe report direct savings on logistics costs, according to the Danish-owned container line, It said that the reliability of the new service concept, launched in 2011, allowed them to optimise their transportation chain and accurately plan ... [+]

On-time record for Daily Maersk, says report

The Daily Maersk service between the Far East and Europe achieved a 98% on time performance to North Europe in June, according to a new study. The Global Liner Performance Report, published in July by ecommerce network provider INTTRA and container shipping analyst SeaIntel, examined the performance of the top ... [+]

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