Container lines are diverting a growing number of vessels via the Cape of Good Hope, and in some cases simply turning services around, as the Suez Canal remains blocked by the grounded Ever Given.

The lack of use of technology has magnified current problems being experienced in the supply chain says Vincent Clerc, ceo of ocean and logistics for AP Moller-Maersk.

AP Moller-Maersk expects supply chain bottlenecks and equipment shortages that caused profits to surge in Q4 2020 to continue in the first quarter of this year with Q1 earnings this year to be even higher than the final quarter of 2020.

AP Moller-Maersk has entered into a partnership with pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk on global cold chain logistics covering ocean services and inland transport.

Hapag-Lloyd has joined Maersk in upping its 2020 earnings forecast as the container shipping market performs far better than expected.

After a year’s gardening leave Soren Toft has taken up the role of ceo at Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

AP Moller-Maersk has delivered a respectable third quarter results with improved profitability across its business, despite the Covid-19 pandemic having a negative impact on the global economy.

The unexpected role transhipment hubs have played in trying to solve the crew change crisis was highlighted by Maersk during in a Seatrade Maritime News webinar this week.

Transhipment hubs have proved to be valuable for container lines and their customers to manage the movement of volumes during the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but senior port and shipping executives remain cautious on the outlook...

Maersk has announced a partnership with Covaxx to establish a supply chain service to deliver up to a billion doses of the coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine globally, particularly to emerging and developing nations.