The first seafarer deaths in the Red Sea crisis, a containership destroys bridge in the Port of Baltimore and the debut trial of ammonia as a marine fuel, and much more in the latest Maritime in Minutes.
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Silke Lehmköster has been appointed MD of the Hapag-Lloyd fleet following her meteoric rise from an apprenticeship in 2005 to Captain in 2018.
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The catastrophic collision of the Maersk-chartered vessel Dali with the Francis Scott Key bridge, which closed Baltimore port on 26 March and killed at least six people, has not had a discernible effect on rates according to analysts Linerlytica.
Ocean Network Express (ONE) to deploy 16 transpacific service starting from February 2025 as Hapag-Lloyd exits The Alliance.
CMA CGM has declared Force Majeure on shipments to and from the Port of Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Bridge after it was hit by the containership Dali.
AP Moller Maersk carried over 660,000 teu last year on vessels using green fuels last year.
ONE’s 2030 strategy will see a two-pronged investment process into sustainable shipping with a development of the “value chain” around shipping, which includes the development of terminal and inland services as well as a digital dimension.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shared data from Dali’s Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) on the minutes prior to contact with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
