Like 2021, A.P. Møller – Mærsk is being forced to revise upwards its full-year earnings guidance. Unlike last year, however, the Danish carrier is warning container volumes could actually drop – another indication of the jittery state of the global economy, buffeted by war and high inflation. In...
https://splash247.com/maersk-ups-full-year-guidance-while-warning-box-volumes-are-dropping/
COVID-driven cargo demand has dramatically altered the trans-Pacific shipping landscape. New data from Alphaliner highlights just how much the Asia-U.S. trade lane has changed over the past two years.
There’s now far more container shipping capacity in the trade than pre-pandemic. Capacity keeps rising, with more new shipping services focusing on the Asia-East Coast lane than Asia-West Coast.
Carrier competition is up, with more players overall and a lower share controlled by the three giant...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-the-pandemic-transformed-trans-pacific-container-shipping
Maersk has overtaken CMA CGM and COSCO as the largest tonnage operator on the transpacific, according to data carried in the latest weekly report from Alphaliner. The Asia to North America container tradelane survey shows 2M partners MSC and Maersk were the fastest growing carriers with both...
https://splash247.com/maersk-takes-top-spot-on-the-transpacific/
There’s no global trade embargo on Russia. No sanctions barring shipments of most consumer goods or manufacturing components. But you don’t have to target the cargo itself to throw a giant monkey wrench into the supply chain.
Russia’s import options are dwindling as it becomes more difficult for ships, trucks, planes and railways to move Russian cargo — and as shippers and carriers “self-sanction” despite being legally able to serve Russia.
Most Russian-flagged cargo ships were banned from...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/noose-tightens-on-russian-economy-as-import-options-dwindle
Maersk-operated container vessel Dyros, which experienced heavy weather on 21 March and lost around 90 containers in North Pacific, departed the port of Lazaro Cardenas on 16 April.
On 3 April, the boxship arrived at the Mexican port, where it underwent damage assessment and necessary repairs.
The 4,578 TEU Dyros is now sailing to the port of Seattle, United States, where it is expected to arrive on 25 April.
“We are pleased to announce that the vessel has departed from Lazaro Cardenas on...
https://container-news.com/dyros-which-lost-90-boxes-in-north-pacific-is-now-sailing-to-seattle/
Mediterranean Shipping Co’s lead over 2M partner Maersk at the top of the liner rankings has stretched beyond the 100,000 teu mark, a gap that is set to widen considerably further in the months ahead. Latest data from Alphaliner shows the Aponte family-controlled MSC has 4,351,960 slots in its...
https://splash247.com/mscs-lead-over-maersk-surpasses-100000-teu/
The Danish shipping carrier Maersk has announced several Durban port omissions due to the recent challenging situation in South Africa’s city caused by heavy rainfalls and flooding.
Maersk has decided to omit Durban on Maira XL 221N, which is deployed on SAECS service, and discharge Durban imports at Port Elizabeth, another major port in South Africa.
The company also announced the omission of the port of Durban by Maersk Pangani 213E, deployed on MESAWA service. Durban imports will also be...
The world’s leading container shipping alliance 2M Alliance, comprising Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has announced new sailing omissions in Griffin/AE55 and Condor/AE7 services, connecting East Asia with North Europe.
Firstly, 2M Alliance will implement a blank sailing on Griffin/AE55 service that will take effect on the 17th week of the year.
MSC noted in a statement that all shipments from Shanghai, Ningbo and Tanjung Pelepas will be served via alternative services.
Hence,...
https://container-news.com/2m-announces-new-blank-sailings-on-asia-north-europe-network/
The 4,578 TEU container vessel Dyros, which lost around 90 boxes in North Pacific on 21 March remains at Lazaro Cardenas port in Mexico for assessment and necessary repairs.
Maersk, which has chartered and is operating the vessel, has decided that, after the completion of the vessel assessment, necessary repairs are required for the safety of the vessel, itself, crew members, and cargo.
“We will begin vessel repairs once discharge operations have concluded and we anticipate these repairs to be...
April 13 (Reuters) – Russia is bracing for a sharp decline in cargo flows and a deficit of containers after major international container shipping lines halted operations in the country due to Moscow’s military campaign in…
