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A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, also known simply as Maersk, is a Danish shipping company, active in ocean and inland freight transportation and associated services, such as supply chain management and port operation. It is also the holding company of Netherlands-based APM Terminals.

Spain’s OHL starts container transhipment operations at Tenerife port

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Spanish company Obrascon Huarte Lain S.A. (OHL) has started container transhipment operations at...

Tenerife port handles its biggest container ship ever

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – Tenerife port handled on September 5 and 6 the Maersk Guayaquil container ship, with a length of 337...

Maersk returns to Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – The freighter Maersk Gibraltar arrived on August 29 at the port of Las Palmas with more than 10,000...

Vigo handles largest container ship in its history

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – The arrival of Cezanne ship today will mark another milestone in the history of Vigo port. 300 metres in length,...

Maersk Line updates Mediterranean services with more calls in Spain

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – In view of the continuous evolution of commercial conditions, Maersk Line announced that, starting in...

Vigo port president hails Maersk’s decision to rely on the harbour in links to Canada

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique Lopez Veiga, has praised the...

Maersk shifts strategy, remains in Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – When the definitive abandonment of Vigo port by Maersk was taken for granted, the Danish shipowner has...

Maersk Line confirms launch of Med-Montreal service 

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Maersk Line has confirmed the launch of a new service that will link Mediterranean ports with Canada. The...

Maersk increases fees for services in Mediterranean, Black Seas

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – Maersk has announced the increase in the rates it charges for services linking the Indian subcontinent and...

Maersk keeps reducing cargo traffic at Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – The president of the port of Vigo, Enrique López Veiga, attributes the negligible cargo traffic by Maersk in...

Maersk Line lifts tariffs of Mediterranean-Far East container service

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Danish company Maersk Line has announced an increase in tariffs for all types of goods in its services...

APM Terminals Tangier handles its biggest container ship ever

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – APM Terminals Tangier, the largest and most modern north African port facility, has celebrated its ten...

APM Terminals Algeciras receives award from Cádiz business community

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – APM Terminals Algeciras has received an award for its leadership in logistics management during the celebration...

A.P. Moller-Maersk reports recovery from cyber attack

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 – A.P. Moller-Maersk has said that it expects to return to a close to normal environment by July 3. Progress...

APM Terminals restarts operation of terminals in Barcelona, Algeciras

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – APM Terminals has restarted operations at its terminals in Barcelona and Algeciras after closing them for two...

APM Terminals keeps Algeciras terminal closed for second day in a row

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – The cyber attack that has affected several international companies has caused APM Terminals to keep its...

Global cyber attack hits Maersk’s computer systems

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S has confirmed that its computer systems have failed due...

APM Terminals activity in Algeciras port blocked by cyber attack

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – The cyber attack that has affected several international companies, including the Danish shipping company A.P....

APM Terminals closes Barcelona terminal to protect from cyber attack

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – APM Terminals has been forced to close its Barcelona port terminal due to a massive computer attack carried...

Consequences of Qatar conflict – analysis

Doha, Qatar (PortSEurope) June 23, 2017 – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain and the Maldives have broken off diplomatic relations with...

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