Guided by a commitment to serve the needs of global shippers, Maersk Line continues to expand on scope of service with a significant investment in new breakbulk and out of gauge (OOG) equipment.

Maersk Line recently purchased over 10,000 new-build flat-rack and
open-top containers, dramatically expanding its capacity to serve
breakbulk clients and demonstrating its significant commitment to the
breakbulk trade. These units, currently being integrated into service
with Maersk Line, already represent a sizable improvement in Maersk
Line’s breakbulk capacity. With the anticipated final delivery of new
equipment during the 4th quarter of 2009, Maersk Line will be fully
suited to handle the unique demands of the breakbulk and out of gauge
marketplace.

Through proper handling and planning, breakbulk cargo is easily
integrated into the cargo mix on the wide variety of ships deployed on
many of Maersk Line’s current routes. Breakbulk cargo, by definition,
represents a dynamic array of products. Whether it is green technology
infrastructure such as wind turbines, out-of-gauge parts destined for
the next step of manufacture, even trucks, tanks, and helicopters or
those personal assets such as yachts, Maersk Line can now serve as the
shipper of choice.

“By bringing more focus to the breakbulk market, we are able to offer
customers our expertise, experience and resources, developing a true
and sustainable transport partnership with breakbulk shippers,” said Ed
Long, Director of Project Sales for North America. “Customers, who
previously looked to other lines to service their breakbulk demands,
need not look any further than Maersk Line to meet all of their needs.”

Many breakbulk carriers offer services intermittently based on specific
demands. As a result, breakbulk shippers have often been subject to
irregular and inefficient carrier schedules. Utilizing Maersk Line’s
established and consistent schedule of service to plan their shipments,
breakbulk shippers can more readily reap the rewards of an efficient,
sustainable supply chain, while also enjoying the benefits of shipping
with the world’s largest, most reliable maritime shipping company.

Source: Maersk Line

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• BBC launches Florida / South America cargo service

     Houston-based breakbulk and heavy lift specialist BBC Chartering USA said it is starting a new service from Florida to northern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. The service, the Andino Express Line, starts in November with a monthly sailing from the Port of West Palm Beach. “This will mark the first time BBC

• BBC New Services Americas

     BBC Andino Express Line announces service from the Port of West Palm Beach to Northern Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. Beginning in November 2009, the Andino Express Line will offer a monthly sailing from the Port of West Palm Beach. This will be the first time BBC Chartering has offered

• Maersk Line Mediterranean – North America Announces Change vessel

     Maersk Line would like to announce a change to the WestMed service in the Mediterranean to North America trade. Maersk Line will replace our 5,000 TEU vessels with ships of 2,900 TEU capacity.  This change comes as a result of the discontinuation of slot purchases by APL and Hapag Lloyd

• Maersk Line Mediterranean – North America Announces Change vessel

    Maersk Line would like to announce a change to the WestMed service in the Mediterranean to North America trade. Maersk Line will replace our 5,000 TEU vessels with ships of 2,900 TEU capacity. This change comes as a result of the discontinuation of slot purchases by APL and Hapag Lloyd onboard

• Maersk Line / Horizon Lines by the end of TP1 Slot Charter Agreement

     The slot charter agreement between Horizon Lines and Maersk Line on the Trans-Pacific 1 (TP1) service will cease in December 2010. This weekly service currently calls Yantian, Xiamen, Kaohsiuing, Los Angeles, Oakland, Honolulu and Guam. Horizon Lines operates five vessels in this service.

• Maersk launches South Vietnam, U.S. West Coast Express Service

     Maersk Line will start an enhanced eastbound service from South Vietnam to the US West Coast on September 16th.   With a Tuesday cut-off at the factory hub of Cat Lai near Ho Chi Minh Cityy (Saigon), Maersk Line offers the fastest and most convenient service to the US West

• Maersk Line, and again a member of Trans-Pacific Stabilization Agreement

     Market conditions prompt container shipping line to participate in research and discussion forum. Charlotte, North Carolina (November 9, 2009) – Maersk Line has decided to apply for membership in the Trans-Pacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) after a five year absence.? With Maersk Line’s acceptance, there will be 15 members of this

• Maersk Line has premium increases in the Far East to West Africa known to the trade

     Maersk Line, as member of the Asia – West Africa Trade Agreement (AWATA), would like to announce rate increases on our services from Asia to West Africa. The trading conditions for the carriers operating in these markets are still subject to unacceptable rate levels and the situation is unsustainable in

• Maersk Line calls a month in Oakland

    Total Terminals International’s port of Oakland facility will receive Maersk Line’s two scheduled Wednesday vessel services – TP5 and TP7 – from January 2010.

• Maersk Line shuttle service brings dedicated to Umm Qasr, Iraq

    As new opportunities for foreign trade arise, importers and exporters in Iraq are calling for more reliable cargo transport services to neighbouring countries – with the regular, on-time port calls and professional terminal services international traders require to grow their business.

• Maersk Line announces new direct service between India, the Middle East and the West in the Mediterranean (UASC slot arrangement)

     Maersk Line is pleased to introduce a new direct service, ME2, from India and the Middle East to the West Mediterranean and back, through a slot exchange agreement with United Arab Shipping Co. on its Mina Service. The launch of the ME2 service is an enhancement to our existing product

• Maersk to stop direct Chennai-US service

    The world’s biggest container shipping firm, Maersk Line, will stop a direct service from Chennai to the US east coast from 5 February and run it from Colombo instead, dealing a blow to the Union government-owned Chennai port’s ambition to become a hub. At least two Chennai-based shipbrokers familiar with

• CMA CGM and Maersk Line upgrade its service between the east coast of South America, Central America and the Caribbean

    CMA CGM and MAERSK LINE are pleased to announce the following improvements to their respective Brazilian Express Service (Brazex) and North Coast Express (NCX) connecting the East Coast of South America to Central America and Caribbean, effective second half of September 2009: Read at CMA CGM and MAERSK LINE upgrade

• Maersk Line announces agreement with South Carolina State Ports Authority

     Maersk Line announced today that it has reached an agreement with the South Carolina State Ports Authority to maintain services in the Port of Charleston beyond the conclusion of the current 2010 contract. This agreement brings a close to several months of negotiations and represents a reversal Maersk Line’s decision

• The New World Alliance transatlantic service changes

     The New World Alliance (TNWA) carriers –APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) today announced revised capacity and service plans for the Transatlantic trade.