maersk News Updates

GovernmentBusinessFuelGlobal Freight

Shipping Giants Want End Date for Fossil Fuel-Only Vessels

Europes biggest container lines want to phase out ships powered only by fossil fuels, they say in a proposal jointly made by Mediterranean Shipping Co., Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd.

December 1, 2023
BusinessLogistics

Maersk to Slash 10,000 Jobs

COPENHAGEN, Denmark Maersk said Nov. 3 that it plans to eliminate 10,000 jobs due to what it described as a challenging environment for container trade and logistics services.

November 3, 2023
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomousGlobal Freight

Maersk Partners With Kodiak on Autonomous Truck Runs

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable.

October 5, 2023
BusinessFuelGlobal Freight

Big Emissions Bills Are Coming for Ships Sailing in Europe

The maritime industry will join the European Union's Emissions Trading System in January, meaning big ships will start paying for carbon emissions.

September 18, 2023
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Maersk Profits Slip in Q1, Forecasts Weak 2023

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, a bellwether for global trade, signaled weaker results for the rest of 2023 after reporting first-quarter operating profit that tumbled by more than half.

May 4, 2023
BusinessLogistics

Maersk Sells Last Major Energy Asset

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S has finally found a buyer for its last major energy-division asset after putting it up for sale seven years ago, allowing it to complete a historic transformation into a pure transport operator.

March 20, 2023
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Maersk Suing Evergreen Over 2021 Suez Canal Blockage

Shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk said in an email to The Associated Press that it filed a claim against Evergreen Marine Corp., the vessels Japanese owner and its German technical manager in the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court.

February 13, 2023
BusinessEquipmentGlobal Freight

Maersk Sees Global Trade Contracting as Much as 2.5% in 2023

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S said muted economic growth is set to push the worlds container shipping volumes down by as much as 2.5% this year.

February 8, 2023
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsGlobal Freight

Supply Chains Must Change, Says Maersks Ditlev Blicher

Increasing volatility in global supply chains means shipping lines must undergo a radical restructuring to survive, according to A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S.

February 8, 2023
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Maersk CEO Soren Skou Leaves, Will Be Replaced by Vincent Clerc

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S CEO Soren Skou will step down and will be replaced by Vincent Clerc, the current head of the transport giants ocean and logistics business.

December 12, 2022