Svitzer, A.P. Moller – Maersk’s world leading towage operator, has signed an agreement with Robert Allan Ltd, leading naval architect company, to design the world’s first fuel cell tug for harbour operations, running on green methanol. The project builds on close cooperation between Svitzer and Maersk with the aim to jointly explore the combination of methanol fuel cells, batteries, storage/handling systems, electric drives and propulsion units as a carbon neutral alternative to the...
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Maersk and Svitzer to Develop Fuel Cell Tug Powered by Green Methanol
Towing operator Svitzer has signed an agreement with Robert Allan, a leading naval architect company, to design the world’s first fuel cell tug for harbor operations, running on green methanol….
Maersk’s Svitzer to develop world’s 1st methanol fuel cell tug
Towage operator Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has signed an agreement with naval architect company Robert Allan for the design of the world’s first fuel cell tug for harbour operations,…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/maersks-svitzer-to-develop-worlds-1st-methanol-fuel-cell-tug/
Maersk secures new terminal in Croatia for 24,000 TEU giants
Dutch container terminal operator APM Terminals, part of Maersk, and Croatian investor Energia Naturalis (ENNA) have signed a 50-year concession agreement for Rijeka Gateway, a joint venture…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/maersk-secures-new-terminal-in-croatia-for-24000-teu-giants/
After container ships sped up, why did they just tap on the brakes?
Container ships are crossing the world’s oceans faster this year amid a red-hot freight market.
The latest ship-speed stats from U.K.-based data provider VesselsValue reveal the extent of the gains. The data also points to a surprising and potentially bearish development: Container lines have just tapped on the brakes.
Why ships speed up
In bulk commodity shipping, when spot freight rates are high, as they are now for dry cargo, operators make more money speeding up on the ballast (empty backhaul)...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/after-container-ships-sped-up-why-did-they-just-tap-on-the-brakes
2M Alliance announces voyage number changes in Asia – Europe network
2M Alliance, which comprises the largest container carriers Maersk and MSC, has announced changes in the voyage numbers for several services from Asia to Europe.
With the latest changes, the alliance aims to provide better schedule reliability amid the current challenging market situation.
Maersk stated that the unprecedented situation of severing port congestions globally continues to result in the accumulation of delays across several services on the Asia to Europe Network.
“These accumulated...
https://container-news.com/2m-alliance-announces-voyage-number-changes-in-asia-europe-network/
Ανησυχία για την ενεργειακής κρίση στην Κίνα: Σήμα κινδύνου και για τη ναυτιλία
Κομβικές βιομηχανικές περιοχές της Κίνας, όπως η Guangdong, η Jiangsu και η Zhejiang, σύμφωνα με ανακοίνωση της Maersk, υπόκεινται σε μέτρα περιορισμού της χρήσης ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας. Έως και σήμερα, σε είκοσι από τις τριάντα μία επαρχίες της Κίνας έχει επιβληθεί πληθώρα περιορισμών. Οι ελλείψεις ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας οφείλονται σε έναν συνδυασμό παραγόντων, μεταξύ των οποίων οι υψηλές τιμές του άνθρακα, οι απρόβλεπτες καιρικές συνθήκες καθώς και οι προκλήσεις για την επίτευξη των ενεργειακών...
Yang Ming Set to Make Huge Profit from Sub-Letting Charter to Maersk
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The red-hot containership charter market has spawned an unusual sub-let deal between alliance rivals Yang Ming and Maersk. Maersk is to take over the charter of…
Ρεκόρ κερδών για τη Maersk
Η εξαιρετική ναυλαγορά των τακτικών γραμμών αντανακλάται στα οικονομικά αποτελέσματα της Maersk. Συγκεκριμένα, o δανέζικος κολοσσός ανακοίνωσε κέρδη προ τόκων, φόρων και αποσβέσεων που ισούνται με $6,9 δισ. για το γ’ τρίμηνο του 2021, τα οποία αποδίδει στις ευνοϊκές συνθήκες της ναυλαγοράς.
Ειδικότερα, τα ισχυρά οικονομικά αποτελέσματα της εταιρείας πηγάζουν κυρίως από τις δραστηριότητές της στον κλάδο των θαλάσσιων μεταφορών. Τα έσοδά της από θαλάσσιες δραστηριότητες αυξήθηκαν κατά $6 δισ., με...
https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2021/11/05/rekor-kerdon-gia-ti-maersk/
First Movers Coalition to Accelerate Net Zero Emissions Technology in Shipping and Other ‘Hard to Abate’ Sectors
The United States has launched a new “first movers” coalition platform seeking to use the purchasing power and supply chains of some of the world’s leading companies to accelerate technological…