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Management Changes in Damco

Sep 27, 2016

Klaus Rud Sejling, current Head of East West Trades in Maersk Line, has been appointed CEO of Damco with effect from October 1. Klaus Rud Sejling joined the group in 1997 and has worked in various roles in Maersk Tankers and Maersk Line…

Maersk Line Sees Little Impact on Customers' Cargo from Hanjin Collapse

Sep 02, 2016

Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipper and a unit of Danish conglomerate A. P. Moller-Maersk, said on Friday in relation to the collapse of South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd: * Maersk Line expects minimal impact on its customers' cargo…

Maersk Drilling Slashing 140 Norway Jobs

Jul 21, 2016

Maersk Drilling, a unit of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk, will cut up to 140 jobs in Norway due to lack of work for two rigs, the drilling company said.The jack-up rigs Maersk Gallant and Maersk Inspirer are expected to have finished…

Maersk May Swallow Hyundai Merchant

Jul 05, 2016

Business Korea reports that rumours are now rife in the container business world that Maersk could swoop on Hyundai Merchant Marine and subsume its activities into their own business. The report says that recent moves by Hyundai Merchant Marine to join the 2M alliance led by Maersk and MSC…

Skou Replaces Andersen as Maersk CEO

Jun 23, 2016

Danish shipping and oil company A. P. Moller-Maersk has appointed Soren Skou, head of its container shipping unit Maersk Line, as new chief executive for the group replacing Nils Smedegaard Andersen who has been in the job since 2007.Soren…

Maersk Line's Remote Control Management

Jun 23, 2016

One of Maersk Line's  innovations turns the reefer container into a digitally connected device! 'At Maersk Line, we’re always looking for ways to improve cargo care on behalf of our customers. As the world’s biggest container shipping company…

Maersk Heir Takes Top Post in Holding Company

Jun 13, 2016

The grandson of Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, who transformed A.P. Moller-Maersk into an international conglomerate, was on Monday appointed chief executive of the holding company behind the Danish shipping giant.The move sends a signal that…

Thygesen Named CEO of Svitzer

Jun 13, 2016

Henriette H. Thygesen, currently Damco CEO for the Americas, has been appointed CEO of Svitzer with effect from September 1. Thygesen, who joined Maersk Group in 1994, has been with the group for 22 years, of which the last nine with Damco…

Maersk Line Honors Al Sharqi Shipping

Mar 28, 2016

Maersk line's Annual Award Night recognizes the best performing logistics solutions providers and top customers of Maersk Line for the year 2015 For the fourth time in a row, Al Sharqi Shipping was awarded the Maersk Platinum Award, recognizing…

Maersk Line Tops World Shipping in 2016

Jan 14, 2016

Maersk Line, a unit of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, has retained its position as the world’s largest container shipping line, according to Alphaliner. It is still the world’s largest ocean carrier by capacity but its closest rivals…

Maersk Joins WTO’s Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

Dec 17, 2015

The new alliance was announced at the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya and consists of governments, international companies such as Maersk Group, DHL and Wal-Mart, and the International Chamber of Commerce and the World Economic Forum…

Maersk Q3 Profit Falls

Nov 09, 2015

Danish shipping and offshore energy conglomerate, Maersk Group, kept a reduced forecast made two weeks ago for a 2015 underlying profit of $3.4bn, down from the $4.0bn previously expected.   The Danish  shipping giant  said on Friday that…

Zambelli appointed CCO, Maersk Drilling

May 11, 2015

Ana Zambelli, currently Managing Director for Subsea Operations at Transocean, will take up the role as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) in Maersk Drilling. She will start 1 June 2015 reporting directly to CEO Claus V. Hemmingsen.Ana Zambelli…

Iran Releases Seized Cargo Ship

May 08, 2015

Iran released a Marshall-Islands flagged container ship Maersk Tigris and its crew has been released by Iranian authorities after the cargo company that owns it resolved a financial dispute which had been the subject of a court order. “The…

Face Off Maersk Tigris

May 06, 2015

The Danish shipping giant Maersk Line is still trying to obtain details of the Iranian court ruling that resulted in seizing Maersk Tigris by the Iranian authorities over an alleged commercial dispute. While the Iranian claimant in the…

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