Soren Skou will become chief executive of Maersk Line on 16th January, replacing Eivind Kolding who is leaving to become chief executive of Danske Bank
Browsing: Ocean Freight
Maersk has completed the first operation of its Daily Maersk “ocean liner conveyor belt” which links Asia and Northern Europe
Thomas George has been appointed to the newly created role of chief operating officer of DHL Global Forwarding, with the brief to drive the growth of air and ocean freight products
Maersk has reported a 78 per cent fall in profit to $371m (£231m) in the third quarter despite a nine per cent rise in sales. It said both container and tanker activities faced difficult markets owing to excess supply of tonnage and a fragmented competiti
International shipping should be included in UK carbon emission targets for 2050, according the Committee on Climate Change which advises the UK government
DHL is the official logistics partner of the 11th Volvo Ocean Race, a round-the world yacht race starting in Alicante, Spain, on 29th October
DB Schenker Logistics has appointed Diederick de Vroet has been appointed to head global ocean freight, as of 1st October
Maersk Line is launching a guaranteed on-time delivery service between Asia and Europe with a daily cut-off, which it reckons could save customers up to $500 per container, and cut inventory by 50 per cent
Global demand for seaborne containers will grow by six to eight per cent in 2011, Maersk said in its interim results but global supply of new tonnage is expected to grow more than the freight volumes especially on the Asia to Europe trade
Mediterranean Shipping Company has transferred its flagship Asia-Europe services, the Lion and Silk Services, to Felixstowe’s new berths 8 and 9, which have been created specifically to deal with the next generation of container ships
