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Shipping Container Rates Top $10,000 From Asia to Europe

The cost to move goods in a shipping container to Europe from Asia shot above $10,000 for the first time on record, an index showed, underscoring the pain inflicted on exporters and importers struggling with stretched supply chains.

May 27, 2021
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Maersk Can’t Find Enough Women to Pursue Top Jobs

The chairman of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, Jim Hagemann Snabe, said it is proving difficult to get enough women to apply for top management jobs at the world’s biggest container-shipping company.

March 23, 2021
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Maersk Is Said to Weigh Sale of $1 Billion Cold Container Unit

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is considering a sale of its refrigerated container business as demand for the cold storage units surges during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 10, 2021
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A.P. Moller-Maersk Reports Rebound in Business

The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, on Feb. 10 reported a sharp rise in earnings for the fourth quarter, when global demand for goods rebounded from an earlier slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

February 10, 2021
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Maersk Loses 750 Containers as Seas Hammer L.A.-Bound Ship

One of AP Moller-Maersk’s containerships carrying goods from China to the U.S. lost part of its cargo in the Pacific Ocean during bad weather.

January 22, 2021
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Maersk Says Record Shipping Rates Unlikely to Have Peaked Yet

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest container carrier, is working at full capacity and can’t yet see a peak in freight rates that have already been propelled to record highs by pandemic consumer spending.

January 6, 2021
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Maersk Warns of Africa Piracy Risk After Cargo Ship Attacked

A containership owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S was attacked off the West African coast, prompting the company to warn of a rising risk from piracy in the area.

December 21, 2020
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Maersk Raises Guidance for Second Time in as Many Months

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S raised its guidance for a second time since October as the world’s biggest container shipping company enjoys stronger demand than originally projected amid the COVID crisis.

November 17, 2020
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Maersk Raises Outlook as Shipping Giant Sees Demand Rebound

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S raised its full-year guidance amid a surprise recovery in demand and sweeping efforts to cut costs.

October 13, 2020
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Maersk Lifts Profit Outlook in Sign of Pandemic Resilience

The world’s largest container line may generate $1.5 billion more in operating profit this year than previously expected, as its business proves resilient to the COVID-19 crisis.

August 19, 2020