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Two new routes for London Gateway

DP World London Gateway has added two new liner services. It has replaced Felixstowe as the UK call for Maersk’s service which calls at East Mediterranean including Limassol, Ashdod, Alexandria, Haifa, Mersin, and Port Said East. In January, it became the UK port of call for Unifeeder’s new St Petersburg service after the short-sea operator introduced an additional loop connecting the Benelux and Russian markets with Britain. The new service ... [+]

Maersk train takes the PPE strain

Maersk has operated a dedicated block train from China to Poland to deliver PPE for medical supplier Zarys International Group, and commissioned by the Polish Material Reserves Agency. The 41-container-long block train operated from Yiwu to the intermodal terminal in Małaszewicze, where it arrived on 8 February. The protective equipment ... [+]

Daily departures for Maersk sea-rail service?

Maersk is increasing the frequency of its AE19 rail-sea service between Asia and North Europe to twice-weekly, adding that it plans to scale it up to daily if demand continues at its current rate. AE19 is a combination of a short-sea and intercontinental rail between ports in Korea, China and Japan ... [+]

Maersk to distribute Covid vaccine in ‘standard supply chain’

Maersk has signed a partnership with pharma manufacturer Covaxx to distribute a Covid-19 vaccines globally, using normal temperature-controlled  equipment. US-based Covaxx is carrying out Phase 1 clinical trials of its UB-612 vaccine in Taiwan and has an agreement with the University of Nebraska Medical Center to conduct Phase 2 trials in ... [+]

Chilly outlook for Maersk in South Africa

Maersk is to open a second temperature-controlled warehouse in South Africa, trading under the name of Precool Cold Storage. The Cold Store is a part of its existing warehousing and distribution site in Hammarsdale, in Kwa-Zulu Natal, 45km from Durban port, and expected to be operational early January 2021. Increasing the ... [+]

Maersk to open green pharma site in Poland

Maersk is to open a dedicated pharma warehouse in Poland in June 2021, in Mszczonow, about 40km south-west of Warsaw. The 15,000sq m, 24,000 pallet capacity, GDP-certified building will be largely powered by renewable energy and will also offer repacking and transportation in different temperature ranges including ambient, cold, liquid ... [+]

Ocean-rail service is a fixture, says Maersk

Maersk says it will make permanent its AE19 ocean-rail product from Asia to Europe, launched on a trial basis in August 2019. The service is based on a short-sea connection between ports in Korea, Japan or China and Nakhodka in the Russian Far East, operated by Maersk’s Sealand Asia arm, followed ... [+]

Maersk upgrades ocean-rail route

Maersk Line has increased the frequency of its AE19 Asia/Northern Europe ocean-rail service, from monthly and west-bound only to fortnightly in both directions. It uses a sea leg between Busan to Vostochy with rail for the Vostochy/St Petersburg section and with transit times from 16 days. [+]

New man at the helm of Maersk UK

Maersk managing director for UK and Ireland Brian Godsafe (left) is to retire on 1 March and his place will be taken by Jeremy Haycock (right), currently area sales manager for the UK and Ireland. Brian Godsafe has been with Maersk and Safmarine since 1982and has held various positions before being ... [+]

Maersk opens North Vietnam logistics site

Maersk has opened a new logistics centre in Bac Ninh in North Vietnam market. The 11,000sq m warehouse is at the VSIP Industrial Park within 25km of Hanoi centre and 120km of Hai Phong port. About 40% of the new warehouse is occupied by Turkish home appliances company Vietbeko, with ... [+]

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