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Maersk Sells Last Major Energy Asset

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S has finally found a buyer for its last major energy-division asset after putting it up for sale seven years ago, allowing it to complete a historic transformation into a pure transport operator.

March 20, 2023
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Maersk Suing Evergreen Over 2021 Suez Canal Blockage

Shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk said in an email to The Associated Press that it filed a claim against Evergreen Marine Corp., the vessel’s Japanese owner and its German technical manager in the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court.

February 13, 2023
BusinessEquipmentGlobal Freight

Maersk Sees Global Trade Contracting as Much as 2.5% in 2023

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S said “muted” economic growth is set to push the world’s container shipping volumes down by as much as 2.5% this year.

February 8, 2023
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsGlobal Freight

Supply Chains Must Change, Says Maersk’s Ditlev Blicher

Increasing volatility in global supply chains means shipping lines must undergo a radical restructuring to survive, according to A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S.

February 8, 2023
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Maersk CEO Soren Skou Leaves, Will Be Replaced by Vincent Clerc

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S CEO Soren Skou will step down and will be replaced by Vincent Clerc, the current head of the transport giant’s ocean and logistics business.

December 12, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

Maersk Warns of Worsening Container Demand and Inflation

One of the world’s biggest shipping companies just issued a downbeat assessment of the global economy, saying container demand will fall as much as 4% this year.

November 2, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelLogisticsGlobal Freight

Maersk Expands Green Fleet With $1 Billion Order for Vessels

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, one of the world’s largest oil consumers, ordered six large containerships that can sail on green methanol as part of the transport giant’s plan to become carbon neutral.

October 5, 2022
BusinessLogistics

Maersk Lost More Than $700 Million From Russia in Quarter

A.P. Moller Maersk A/S lost more than $700 million in the first quarter from the war in Ukraine as it counts the cost of exiting Russia, according to the shipping giant.

May 4, 2022
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Maersk Sees Possible Contraction in Global Container Market

Disruptions in global trade flows are set to persist into the second part of the year, longer than previously expected, Danish transport giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S predicted.

April 26, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Maersk Plans to Deploy 300 Electric Trucks in North America by 2025

A.P. Moller-Maersk is building out its electric heavy-duty truck fleet with two announcements involving Einride and BYD, and, separately, Volvo Trucks North America.

March 30, 2022