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Maersk Line, Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Partner to Measure, Reduce Air Pollution from Ships

Maersk Line and the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are partnering to measure the environmental benefits of a $125 million upgrade for 12 Maersk container ships. This will involve the installation of high-tech equipment to track vessel emissions and energy efficiency over the next three years, enabling more transparency and ultimately reducing the environmental impact of vessels calling at the San Pedro Bay port complex. The two ports are ... [+]

Maersk Line Fights Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

Maersk Line has joined a group of 40 organizations taking steps to combat illegal wildlife trafficking by targeting key routes and ports. Signe Bruun Jensen, Global Head of Sustainability at Maersk Line, says the company strictly enforces the ban on transport of illegal wildlife. “Maersk Line has a zero tolerance towards ... [+]

New Container Service Starting at Port of Houston

In anticipation of increased opportunities for inbound consumer goods and outbound industrial commodities, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. have joined forces to operate a new direct all-water container service between the U.S Gulf and Asia. The new service by the 2M Alliance features the “Lone Star Express” by MSC and ... [+]

Maersk, WMU Partner to Fight Corruption

A new partnership between Maersk Line and the World Maritime University will provide anti-corruption training to maritime officials from around the world. The project, titled CORA, has been long underway, explains Kristin Berglund, Senior Legal Advisor in Maersk Line. With approvals now in place from both the World Maritime University (WMU) ... [+]

Maersk Line to Set Up a Tracing System Similar to Hapag-Lloyd´s

Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk Line have agreed to cooperate in increasing the safety of Dangerous Goods. In a meeting held in Hamburg, Maersk Line showed interest to implement the Hapag-Lloyd watchdog program into their business processes. This watchdog, together with the Hapag-Lloyd FIS (Freight Information System), is continuously examining cargo data to ... [+]

Maersk Line remains top quartile performer

Maersk Line delivered a reliability score of 82% in the second quarter of the year as reported by maritime analyst SeaIntel, with a satisfactory gap of 5.5% against the industry average of 76.5%. Head of Operations Execution Keith Svendsen explains that the dynamics of the shipping industry impacts the overall industry ... [+]