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Maersk Gets Short-Term Green Methanol Supply from Equinor for Feeder Ship
Maersk has secured a short-term supply of green methanol to help the company launch its new feeder ship which is also seen as a demonstrator for the future of net zero operations for the company and the shipping industry. Ever since Maersk ordered the first of its...
Maersk expands its presence in South America and the Caribbean
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has strengthened its presence in South America and the Caribbean with the inauguration of a 14,000 square-metre fulfilment centre in Colombia and a 3,500 square-metre fulfilment centre in Panama. Antonio Dominguez, Head of Latin...
Eight tons of cocaine found in Maersk container at Rotterdam
Dutch customs have recently made the largest-ever drug bust in the Port of Rotterdam by seizing eight tons of cocaine from a container aboard a Maersk containership. According to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service, the drugs represent an “enormous” street value of...
Six hundred shipping containers reported lost overboard after container ship sinks
Around 600 containers are reported lost from a feeder container ship that sank at the port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. As earlier reported by TradeWinds, the Palau-registered, 1,262-teu Angel (built 2003) developed a serious list thought to be caused by water ingress just...
CMA CGM drops the Containerships brand on integration
"Containerships has played a key role in the expansion of the CMA CGM Group's range of multimodal solutions. By incorporating this unified model into CMA CGM's offerings, the group gains access to the extensive maritime, road, rail and waterway solutions offered by...
Growing Demand for Reefer Shipping Cargo Container Market is projected to register an impressive CAGR, Upcoming Trends, Revenue, and Prominent Players By 2030 |CIMC, Sea Box, Seaco, Singamas, Maersk
Growing Demand of the Reefer Shipping Cargo Container Market Overview 2023-2030: The latest release from WMR titled Reefer Shipping Cargo Container Market Research Report 2023-2030 (by Product Type, End-User / Application, and Regions / Countries) provides an in-depth...
US ‘still on the fence’ as nations debate global shipping emission tax
Government negotiators gather in London are deciding whether to push forward a global levy on emissions from the shipping sector to fund climate action, but the US has so far declined its support. When asked about the tax during a press conference in Paris on Friday,...
A2B-online is pleased to announce the new build of two environmentally friendly container vessels
A2B-online reveals ‘orange is the new green’ and enthusiastically announces the new construction of two sustainable vessels of 650 TEU. The new vessels have been designed with sustainability in mind and will be equipped with the latest technologies to reduce CO2...
Container shipping freight rates are too low, says Hapag Lloyd CEO
Global container shipping freight rates have reached unsustainable levels and must rebound, the chief executive of Germany's Hapag Lloyd (HLAG.DE), the world's number five operator by volume, said on Tuesday. "There are spot rates that are clearly below cost,"...