A Maersk container ship has arrived at the Port of Saint Petersburg after successfully completing a trial passage through the Northern Sea Route.
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/maersk_vessel_completes_northern_sea_route
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FUELSAVE: Fuel surcharges can be reduced
The recent fuel surcharges from major container shipping companies could be reduced for the mutual benefit of shipowners and operators, as well as their customers, considering the technologies available for reducing fuel consumption, believes Marc Sima, President and co-founder of Germany’s FUELSAVE.
Earlier this month, Maersk announced that the installation of technologies to reduce emissions will increase the cost of shipping a single twenty-foot container to $160, while MSC Mediterranean...
https://safety4sea.com/fuelsave-fuel-surcharges-can-be-reduced/
MSC introduces new fuel surcharge
MSC announced that it will introduce a new Global Fuel Surcharge as of 1 January 2019 in order to help customers plan for the impact of the post-2020 fuel regime.
MSC decided to implement the fuel surcharge, as its operating costs are expected to increase significantly ahead of the 2020 sulphur cap.
MSC’s Global Fuel Surcharge will replace current bunker surcharge mechanisms and will reflect a combination of fuel prices at bunkering ports around the world and specific line costs such as transit...
Post-Honam fire, Maersk rings the changes on stowing dangerous goods
After a thorough review of current safety practices and policies in the stowage of dangerous cargo, Maersk has now completed implementation of new guidelines to improve safety across its container vessel fleet. Following the deadly fire aboard the 15,000 teu in March this year, Maersk took measures...
https://splash247.com/post-honam-fire-maersk-rings-the-changes-on-stowing-dangerous-goods/
Maersk Bolsters Rules on Dangerous Goods Stowage in Honam Fire Aftermath
Maersk has implemented new guidelines on stowage to improve safety across its containership fleet.
Maersk Addresses Honam Fire Fears with New Guidelines
Measures put in place after fire in March 2018
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/maersk_addresses_honam_fire_fears_with_new_guidelines
Maersk ship detained in Tunisia over ‘Maersk Honam’ claims
Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, has confirmed that one of its ships was detained in the Port of Sfax, Tunisia, on 10 September over an insurance dispute related to the major ‘Maersk Honam’ fire incident back in March 2018.
According to local media sources, the 1,068 TEU container ship ‘Alexander Maersk’ arrived in Sfax on 8 September, but was arrested in relation to Tunisian shippers’ claims on cargo losses they suffered in Maersk Honam fire.
The 15,000 TEU boxship ‘Maersk...
https://safety4sea.com/maersk-ship-detained-in-tunisia-over-maersk-honam-claims/
GSF: Maersk should reconsider new fuel surcharge
The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) is suspicious regarding the announcement by Maersk’s new fuel surcharge arrangements from 1 January 2019 to recover presumed costs from the introduction of low-sulphur marine fuel from 1 January 2020.
The BAF replaces Maersk Line’s current Standard Bunker Adjustment Factor (SBF) surcharge and includes two key elements:
- The fuel price which is calculated as the average fuel price in key bunkering ports around the world;
- A trade factor that reflects the average fuel...
https://safety4sea.com/gsf-maersk-should-reconsider-new-fuel-surcharge/
Shippers Voice Sulphur Surcharge Concerns
The European Shippers’ Council has expressed its disapproval at the mechanism of surcharges that shipping liners have launched
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/shippers_voice_sulphur_surcharge_concerns
Suspicious Shippers Urge Maersk to Rethink New Fuel Surcharge Plan
By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Shippers have joined forwarders in condemning Maersk’s plan for new fuel surcharges to help recover the additional costs of low-sulphur marine fuel, to be introduced in January. The new charges, on top of existing contract rates, are triggered on the average cost of...