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Maersk sets up car battery site

Maersk has opened a 14,000sq m warehouse for electric car batteries at Teplice in the north of the Czech Republic. It has a full range of safety features including thermal monitoring cameras and in-rack sprinklers and is divided into four independent, fire-resistant compartments. Batteries can be delivered by rail from the ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Koper or Rijeka and redistributed to car production sites within a few hours. [+]

Maersk opens Ethiopia centre

AP Moller-Maersk and its Ethiopian partner, Freighters International have opened a consolidation centre in Modjo Dry Port, aimed at apparel and lifestyle customers. It offers a range of warehousing and distribution services, along with first mile delivery, consolidation, cargo fulfilment and supply chain management solutions. [+]

Maersk opens O’Hare hub

Maersk has inaugurated a new Chicago air freight gateway near O’Hare Airport offering direct planeside offloading with immediate transfers. The new facility also serves Maersk’s air cargo hub at nearby Rockford International Airport. The new facility is a bonded container freight station (CFS) with and operates as a US Transportation Security ... [+]

Maersk signs logistics deal with JCB

Shipping and logistics company is to global lead logistics provider (LLP) for equipment maker JCB, one of the largest privately-owned companies in the UK. Maersk will establish a global control tower in the UK and three regional control towers in the US, China and India to provide ocean, air, road, ... [+]

Maersk starts India-Bangladesh barge link

Maersk has operated its first barge between India and Bangladesh. A total of 50 containers for Coca-Cola Bangladesh Beverages moved from Kolkata to a river port near Dhaka under the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route. The Danish-owned line says that cargo movement on inland waterways or rivers is much more reliable, especially ... [+]

Maersk offers rail-sea Russia alternative

Maersk has introduced a new rail-sea service between Asia and Europe through Central Asia as an alternative to the route via Russia. Departing from various locations in China, and crossing the border between China and Kazakhstan at Khorgos, containers arrive by rail on a barge at Aktau and shipped to ... [+]

Maersk opens second pharma site in Poland

Maersk has opened a second dedicated pharmaceutical warehouse in Central Poland, at Mszczonow, 40km from Warsaw airport. It is the first in the country with BREEAM Excellent  with photovoltaic roof and a chilled water system for cooling. It offers 15 000sq m of space and 24 000 pallet places. Bayer will ... [+]

Methanol-ready Maersk ships from 2024

Maersk Line says it will introduce the first in a series of eight large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on methanol in the first quarter of 2024. The vessels will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and have a nominal capacity of 16,000teu. The agreement with HHI includes ... [+]

Maersk revamps Kenya connection

Maersk Line is enhancing its ME7 service from Mombasa to Felixstowe and Rotterdam, by providing a single transhipment at Salalah. It says the changes will make for more predictability and flexibility. [+]

Maersk tightens up Asian operations

Maersk is redesigning its ocean network in west and central Asia including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, UAE and Saudi Arabia. The changes are primarily aimed at improving speed to market, providing higher predictability and offering more flexibility and resilience. A new ME4 service will offer a direct coverage between ... [+]

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