A.P. Møller-Mærsk has reactivated all six container carriers that have been laid up in Scottish Loch Striven for more than a year. The rates for container transportation have increased and there is now a huge demand for container carriers. Five of the laid up units are B-class vessels, this type is capable of a service speed of 30 knots. The units have now been deployed in various services in the Maersk Line network between the Far East and Europe. The B-class vessels are the Maersk Baltimore, the Maersk Boston, the Maersk Bentonville, the Maersk Brooklyn and the Maersk Beaumont. The latter is one of the three units sold earlier this year to Nordea Sweden and registered in the Swedish ship registry. The sixth container ship carrier laid up in Loch Striven was the Sea-Land Performance, which has now been re-flagged to the Marshall Islands. The vessel will be recycled at the Jiangyin recycling plant in China.
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Published: 07.07.10 10.21
Epic departing from Odense. Photo: Bent MikkelsenOdense bulker on sea trials
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Published: 06.07.10 13.44
Mærsk reactivates laid up container vessels
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Published: 06.07.10 13.17
Fredericia Shipyard compensated by land-owner
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Published: 06.07.10 13.17
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Published: 06.07.10 13.17
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Published: 05.07.10 16.16
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Published: 02.07.10 10.08
The Sea Jack. Photo: Bent MikkelsenSiemens buys large stake in A2SEA
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Published: 02.07.10 09.25
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Published: 29.06.10 10.03
Photo: StatoilStatoil contracts Stena rig for new mission
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Published: 29.06.10 09.10
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Published: 28.06.10 15.35
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Published: 28.06.10 12.42
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Published: 23.06.10 09.59
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Published: 22.06.10 14.15
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Published: 22.06.10 11.30
Photo: Port of Göteborg/Göteborgs HamnNew company launches new Göteborg container service
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Published: 22.06.10 10.02
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Published: 21.06.10 15.16
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Published: 21.06.10 13.28
Father of modern bulk shipping dies
The Danish/American shipowner Ole Skaarup died in his home in Connecticut recently at the age of 94. Ole Skaarup was until his death chairman of the board of directors Read more
Published: 21.06.10 13.28
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