Venta Maersk docks at Bremerhaven after sailing through Northern Sea Route

Venta Maersk, the first container ship that travelled through the Northern Sea Route, docked at Bremerhaven on September 22. The vessel started its voyage on August 23 from Vladivostok and was using ultra low sulphur fuel during the voyage. Venta Maersk left Bremerhaven on September 23, heading to its final destination: St. Petersburg.

The ship is carrying frozen fish and travelled through the Northern Sea Route until the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska, before travelling along the...

https://safety4sea.com/venta-maersk-docks-at-bremerhaven-after-sailing-through-northern-sea-route/

Maersk about block train services

Block train services are winning new business with Maersk customers, showing the benefits of brands working together to provide more comprehensive and flexible solutions.

It started with a single train.

In November, a block train – booked by a single customer and shipped from the same origin to the same destination without being split up or stored en route – arrived in France, full of sporting goods from China for the retailer Decathlon.

Now, just a few months and several Decathlon block trains...

http://container-news.com/maersk-block-train-services/

Maersk Container Ship Transits Arctic Ocean With Icebreaker Escort


Danish shipping giant Maersk is about to complete the first-ever transit of the Arctic Ocean by a container ship. The Venta Maersk traveled through ice-covered waters with the help of a nuclear icebreaker and is expected in Europe within a week.

The Venta Maersk, the first container ship to transit Russia’s Northern Sea Route, has concluded the most challenging part of its journey through the ice-covered East Siberian Sea. The vessel, operated by Danish shipping giant Maersk, encountered...

http://www.highnorthnews.com/maersk-container-ship-transits-arctic-ocean-with-icebreaker-escort/