Maersk seems to cut out freight forwarders to attract larger BCOs
COPENHAGEN : Maersk is expected to announce that it will only handle cargo from direct shippers from 1 November, cutting out freight forwarders, In an effort to attract
How Maersk is reinventing itself through startup investments
COPENHAGEN : Shipping has never been in the spotlight like this, says Shereen Zarkani, Head of Maersk Growth. “In the past, you know, it never got all this
A.P. Moller – Maersk enters strategic partnership with Danish Crown on global end-to-end logis
COPENHAGEN : A.P. Moller – Maersk announced the signing of a global end-to-end logistics agreement with Danish Crown from 2021. The three-year end-to-end agreement covers all Danish Crown’s business
Brett Grehan appointed LINX Cargo Care Group CEO
SYDNEY : LINX Cargo Care Group has announced the appointment of Brett Grehan to the Group CEO role, replacing Anthony Jones. Brett joins the Group following 28 years
Mitsui OSK Lines to buy ammonia-fuelled engines
TOKYO : Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with compatriot engineering company Mitsui E&S Machinery and German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions to
Alibaba bought into parent of new ocean carrier Transfar Shipping
Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba has a stake in new liner operator Transfar Shipping, which launched operations with China-US west coast sailings in August. Singapore-registered Transfar started out as
Why Christmas could be stuck in a shipping container
Christmas for millions would not be possible without China: many of the presents found under festive trees around the world are made in the manufacturing powerhouse. But for
Maersk drillship to drill for a new world record in Angola
Danish offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract extension from TotalEnergies to drill for a new world record in Angola. TotalEnergies has exercised an option
Iran to launch 6 shipping lines in Caspian Sea to Russia, Kazakhstan
Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) for cooperation in launching shipping lines from the
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM ‘temporarily’ steering 2 services away from Savannah
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have announced two services are “temporarily” bypassing Savannah, Georgia. CMA CGM said that its Amerigo service, which connects the western Mediterranean to the U.S.