MAERSK wins international MARITIME CENTRE AWARD in Singapore

AP MOLLER-MAERSK has received the International Maritime Centre (IMC) Award 2011 from the Maritime Port and Authority of Singapore in recognition of the group's "significant" contributions to the Lion City's development as a maritime centre and its impact on the Singapore economy, according to the group.

"We are convinced that Singapore will continue to be a powerhouse for growth in south east Asia and in the world. With its strong tradition for business dialogue and determination to stay competitive, we believe Singapore will also constantly adjust to the changing needs of shipping," said Nils Andersen, partner and group CEO, who was in town to deliver the Singapore Maritime Lecture and receive the accolade on behalf his company.

The IMC award was presented by the Minister of Transport Raymond Lim at a ceremony earlier this month.

"Singapore, as a global hub for global business, has become a natural second headquarter for AP Moller-Maersk. It is the only other place in the world, outside of Copenhagen, to house more than 10 of the group's business units. Singapore is also where the group has the most number of its ships flagged outside of Denmark," a company statement said.

It said that by the end of this year, Maersk will have about 107 vessels and rigs flagged in Singapore, adding up to over 5.5 million gross tons and making it the largest vessel owner in the city state.

source: shippingazette.com

MAERSK Line orders World's LARGEST and efficient Container SHIPS

Maersk the leading containership carrier has ordered 10 World's largest and efficient Container Ships ever, each of them has the capacity to carry 18,000 Tue (Twenty-Feet Containers), these gigantic containerships are classified as ' Triple-E '.

"Called the ‘Triple-E’ class for the three main purposes behind their creation — Economy of scale, Energy efficient and Environmentally improved — these new container vessels do not just set a new benchmark for size: they will surpass the current industry records for fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions per container moved held by the Emma Mærsk class vessels."

These containerships will be built in Korea by Daewoo Ship Building & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd and are set for the Delivery between 2013 and 2015. The Containerships will be deployed on Asia - Europe trade lanes. So far only Rotterdam, Felixstowe and Bremerhaven have ports deep enough to accommodate the containership of this size. Each of this Triple-E Class vessel will cost US $ 190 Million, which means the total amount of this order would be approx US $ 2 Billion, making it the single largest order ever placed in the Containership Industry.