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Maersk methanol ship due to debut on Asia-Europe route

Maersk will deploy the first of its 18 large methanol-enabled vessels on the AE7 string between Asia and Europe on 9 February. The 16,000teu vessel’s call will include Ningbo, Shanghai, Tanjung Pelepas, Colombo, Felixstowe and London Gateway. The ship is fitted with a dual-fuel engine that can run on methanol as well as biodiesel and conventional bunker fuel. The line says it will be the only second container vessel in the ... [+]

Maersk opens LAX site

Danish-owned shipping and airfreight giant AP Moller-Maersk has inaugurated a new 130,000sq ft import and export gateway near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It offers direct planeside recovery and immediate unit load device (ULD) transfers. It complements Maersk’s existing air cargo gateways, including Atlanta and Chicago that have opened in ... [+]

CMA CGM and Maersk sign green shipping pact

One time partners in the 2M alliance CMA CGM and Maersk have joined forces to develop the use of greener fuels for container vessels. The two lines have set a net-zero target for their shipping business and have identified scalable solutions that can create impact in the decade. Maersk has been ordering ... [+]

Maersk offers sea-rail solution to central Asia

Maersk is offering an ocean-rail service between Europe, the US and the Far East to central Asia. It focuses on Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and will be the basis for further services to neighbouring countries such as Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Services operate via the Georgian port Poti from where cargo ... [+]

Maersk signs green fuel deal with Amazon

AP Moller - Maersk has signed an agreement with online retailer Amazon to transport 20,000 containers using green biofuel through Maersk’s ECO Delivery ocean service in 2023-24. The line estimates that will contribute to a reduction in 44,600 tonnes of CO2e versus standard bunker fuel. It is the fourth consecutive ... [+]

Marks and Sparks to be Maersk’s first Croatia customer

Maersk has opened its first multi-customer warehouse Croatia. Located less than 20 kilometers from the port of Rijeka the 12,000sq m facility’s first customer will be Marks & Spencer. The new warehouse is a Class A type, with high security standards and is designed to minimise greenhouse gas emissions thanks to ... [+]

Maersk opens Dubai cold store

Maersk has opened its first cold store in Dubai and its third logistics centre in the Emirate. The site at Dubai Industrial City, is close to Jebel Ali Port, Al Maktoum International Airport, and the Etihad Rail freight terminal. It offers 12,500 pallet positions. [+]

Maersk orders more methanol ships

Maersk has ordered six 9,000teu container vessels with dual-fuel engines able to operate on green1 methanol from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. They will be delivered in 2026 and 2027. Maersk ordered the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel in 2021 after if made a commitment to order only newbuild vessels and now ... [+]

Maersk moves to methanol

Maersk is to retrofit an existing ship to dual-fuel methanol operation, the first of its kind in the industry says the Danish operator. The work will be carried out in mid-2024 and the plan is to carry out similar work on sister vessels. [+]

Maersk steps up freighter flights

Maersk is increasing frequency and introducing additional aircraft on its freighter flights between China, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the US. The service between Billund Denmark and Hangzhou will increase from three to five weekly and will receive a newly converted Boeing 767 freighter, operated by Maersk Air Cargo, the company’s ... [+]

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