Lloyd’s Register, Maersk, Felixstowe and Charleston will assess operational, security and safeguarding requirements for nuclear-powered containerships under the Pink Corridor project.
Maersk has selected Anemoi to install a 35 m Rotor Sail on an 8,700 TEU Maersk Lima-class container vessel, with the system scheduled to be fitted in mid-2027.
HD Hyundai Samho has delivered the 93,000 m³ Jane Maersk, its first very large ammonia carrier and the first of five VLACs ordered by Maersk in November 2023.
A collision between Maersk Chattogram and HR Turag damaged the Maersk vessel’s hull, delayed cargo access, and added pressure to Chattogram Port operations.
Maersk pauses Trans-Suez transits via Bab el-Mandeb, reroutes ME11 and MECL around the Cape of Good Hope, and suspends Strait of Hormuz crossings until further notice.
Maersk’s ocean unit posted an EBIT loss of $153 million in Q4 2025 and plans 1,000 layoffs in 2026 as carriers face weaker freight rates and rising capacity.
French carrier CMA CGM will keep three services on the longer route around Africa instead of using the Suez Canal, even as Maersk returns to the Red Sea and markets weigh capacity and freight-rate impacts.
With security conditions improving in the Red Sea, Maersk has run a second test voyage via Bab el-Mandeb on its MECL service, while CMA CGM is so far the only carrier to restore a full INDAMEX loop through Suez.
A.P. Moller – Maersk has named Ditlev Blicher as North America regional president from 1 January 2026, while Charles van der Steene moves to lead the India, Middle East and Africa business.
