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Maersk’s new fuel surcharge plan proves controversial
- Date: 03/10/2018 15:45
- Category: Maersk
Maersk's new fuel surcharge plan is facing pushback from shippers and forwarders for lack of transparency. Maersk is introducing a new bunker surcharge to help with skyrocketing fuel bills, due to a mandate to cut sulphur em...
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Maersk trials high tech wind power for tankers
- Date: 31/08/2018 12:43
- Category: Maersk
Maersk Tankers is testing new high-tech sails on one of its tankers, the Pelican, using wind power to cut the vessel’s fuel bill by up to 10%. The sails, measuring 100 feet in height, are rotating cylinders designed to...
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Maersk launches new Arctic container shipping route
- Date: 21/08/2018 15:36
- Category: Maersk
Maersk is launching the world’s first Arctic container ship along the Northern Sea Route, off Russia’s northern coast. The route is being established as global warming melts ice in the region. Intended as a poten...
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In the wake of deadly Maersk Honam fire, carriers act on safety
- Date: 19/07/2018 12:22
- Category: Maersk
On 6th March, a fire onboard the 15,000-TEU Maersk Honam container ship, which was travelling across the Arabian Sea, killed five of its 27 crew members. Over a month later, it was still burning, though the cause was never d...
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Maersk to end business in Iran following US sanctions
- Date: 17/05/2018 11:08
- Category: Maersk
Maersk is shutting down its business in Iran following the reimposition of US sanctions, according to A.P. Moller-Maersk Group CEO Soren Skou. “With the sanctions the Americans are to impose, you can’t do busines...
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Maersk plans to compete with parcel delivery companies
- Date: 21/02/2018 10:39
- Category: Maersk
Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, plans to compete directly with parcel delivery companies such as UPS, FedEx and DHL as it expands its focus on transport and logistics. “We’re buildin...