All Maersk articles – Page 12

  • News

    The Friday Flyer - October 11th 2013

    2013-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - The news that a team of shipping, offshore and finance professionals based in Norway are to establish a bank especially structured to satisfy the funding needs of owners and operators active in the shipping and offshore industries worldwide c

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    Safmarine MPV eyes growth in USA

    2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Further to our exclusive report in the September/October edition of HLPFI, it was good to see the recently relocated management team of Safmarine MPV flying the flag at the Breakbulk Americas event in New Orleans.

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    The effects of cargo no-shows

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - According to maritime research agency Drewry, cargo no-shows and phantom booking are a major headache for ocean carriers.

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    The Friday Flyer - August 9th 2013

    2013-08-09T00:00:00Z

    The new VAT rules issued by Beijing applicable to ocean transport services is in danger of turning into an exercise of Chinese whispers as confusion reigns among shipping lines.

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    SAECS confirms London Gateway entry

    2013-08-07T00:00:00Z

    August 7 - Southern Africa Europe Container Service consortium (SAECS) has become the first ocean carrier to sign up to use facilities at the UK's newest deep sea container port, London Gateway.

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    Ginckels joins Euroports

    2013-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - Effective July 15, 2013 Gunther Ginckels has been appointed business unit director breakbulk at Euroports Benelux and France.

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    The Friday Flyer - July 5th 2013

    2013-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Events in Egypt are filling the news and political pages of the media around the world leaving HLPFI staff wondering whether the reverberations may yet wash out across the Suez Canal and into the world of project freight.

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    SSA names 2013-15 council

    2013-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) held its 17th annual general meeting on July 2, 2013 at the Marina Mandarin Hotel in Singapore, at which the SAA members elected its new council.

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    Big three to partner on East-West trades

    2013-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - This week's news that CMA CGM, Maersk Line and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company are forming the P3 Network, an operational alliance on the East - West trades, has caused raised eyebrows from across the industry.

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    The Friday Flyer - June 21st 2013

    2013-06-21T00:00:00Z

    If you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing, you don't need an economist to help you understand the implications of PWC's suggestion this week that half of Germany's maritime shipping companies plan to enter alliances with peers o

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    Clipper Projects and Thorco Shipping merge

    2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Clipper Projects and Thorco Shipping are set to merge and form one of the world's largest multipurpose/project shipping lines.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 17th 2013

    2013-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Two stories this week reiterate the importance of developing staff potential throughout the heavy lift and supply chain industries through training and education.

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    Rickmers ceo joins Hall of Fame

    2013-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Rickmers Group and Rickmers-Linie ceo Ron Widdows has been inducted into the Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 3rd 2013

    2013-05-03T00:00:00Z

    This week saw CEVA Group announce the successful recapitalisation of its balance sheet, which may put an end to the intense speculation there has been about the company's future. That speculation began after a downgrade by Standard & Poor's to CEVA's cred

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    Maersk makes senior appointment

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - Maersk Line has appointed Stephen Richard Schueler as its chief commercial officer, effective May 27, 2013.

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    The Friday Flyer - April 26th 2013

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    German businesspeople seem less confident in prospects for the future and their nervousness may impact project cargo and heavy lift operators in the coming year. Think tank Ifo has noted that for a second consecutive month, German business confidence fell

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    Maersk ships catamaran to US

    2013-04-23T00:00:00Z

    April 23 - Maersk Line teamed up with Emirates Team New Zealand to move its AC72 catamaran from Auckland to San Francisco to compete in the 2013 Americas Cup.

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    The Friday Flyer - March 29th 2013

    2013-03-29T00:00:00Z

    As this Friday Flyer is being written, we are digesting the latest report from shipping industry consultant Drewry. It starkly shows that for the next few years the multipurpose sector will be in choppy waters. In the long-term, prospects are good, accord

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    Confidence reaches two-year high

    2013-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry recovered to their highest level for two years in the three months ended February 2013, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moo

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    Maersk links Sweden and South Korea

    2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Maersk Line has added the South Korean city Busan to one of its routes from the Port of Gothenburg. It is the first direct Maersk Line service connecting Sweden and Busan.