All Maersk articles – Page 7

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    Hebron heads to final position

    2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

    June 13 - The Hebron project has announced that it has commenced the tow-out of the platform from the Bull Arm construction site, Mosquito Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, to the Hebron field in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin, located about 350 km offshore Newfou

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    Maersk's acquisition approved

    2017-05-03T00:00:00Z

    May 3 - The sale and purchase agreement for Maersk Line's acquisition of Hamburg Süd has been approved by the boards of Maersk Line and the Oetker Group.

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    Subpoenas for shipping lines

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Reports in the mainstream business media indicate that top executives of several container shipping companies have been subpoenaed by US Justice Department investigators as part of an investigation into price fixing and violation of anti-trust

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    Pangea names Zeimer VP

    2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

    February 28 - Pangea Shipping Group (PSG) has appointed Nicolas Zeimer as vice president.

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    Maersk's finances fall

    2017-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - A.P. Møller-Mærsk's annual report for 2016 reveals a net loss of USD1.9 billion compared to a USD925 million profit in 2015.

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    Drewry launches credit research service

    2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - Drewry Financial Research Services, the investment research arm of shipping consultancy Drewry, is launching a credit research service for the global maritime sector.

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    Report shows consolidation impact

    2016-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - A recent report by VesselsValue gives a clear indication of the impact that container line consolidation is having on the total box ship fleet.

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    Maersk to buy Hamburg Süd

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    December 1 - Maersk Line has reached an agreement to purchase German container shpping line Hamburg Süd from the Oetker Group.

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    BIMCO: Record containership scrapping

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    November 8 - Containership demolition has reached an all-time high, as ships with a combined capacity of 500,000 teu have already been scrapped this year, 4.2 times more than the scrapping activity for the same months in 2015, reports The Baltic and Inter

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    Six shipping lines raided in South Africa

    2016-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - South Africa's Competition Commission has conducted a search and seizure operation at the premises of six cargo shipping companies operating in the Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal provinces.

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    Hanjin Shipping: sale just one option

    2016-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Reports in the international business media suggest that the South Korean court that is overseeing Hanjin Shipping's receivership process is considering multiple means of rehabilitating the world's seventh-largest container shipping line, w

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    Damco has new boss

    2016-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Effective October 1, Klaus Rud Sejling, current head of East West Trades in Maersk Line, will become ceo of Damco.

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    APM Terminals gets new ceo

    2016-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - Morten Engelstoft, current chief executive of A.P. Moller Shipping Services has been appointed ceo of APM Terminals, with effect from November 1, 2016.

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    Modules move with Blue Water

    2016-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - The special project department of Blue Water Shipping has been involved in the transport of two large accommodation modules, weighing up to 650 tonnes.

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    More mergers and acquisitions says Drewry

    2016-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Poor first half results in container shipping in the first half make it more likely that more merger activity can be expected, says London's Drewry Maritime Research.

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    Maersk Group profit tumbles

    2016-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Maersk Group recorded a profit of USD118 million in the second quarter of 2016, down from USD1.1 billion in the same period of 2015.

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    Maersk welcomes US chief

    2016-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) - the US-flag arm of Maersk Line - has appointed William (Bill) Woodhour as its new president, with effect from July 1.

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    Commission ends container antitrust case

    2016-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - The European Commission has concluded its investigation into antitrust pricing allegations against 14 container shipping companies.

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    Skou moves up at Maersk

    2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Effective July 1, Søren Skou will become the new chief executive officer of A.P. Møller - Maersk A/S, replacing Nils S. Andersen, who will leave the Maersk Group.

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    GPLN celebrates success in Brussels

    2016-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - Approximately 170 delegates from around the world attended the Global Project Logistics Network's (GPLN) annual general meeting, which was held at the Marriott Hotel Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium from May 21-23.