Maersk reported better-than-expected earnings at the group level, with the Terminals segment delivering record results on strong volume growth. The Terminals segment generated twice as much EBIT as the liner segment. Maersk stock listed in Copenhagen reached 2 years high. Group underlying EBIT reached $818 million for the second quarter, a 8.2% increase year-on-year and significantly ahead of the $700-800 million consensus estimate. Maersk raised its full-year underlying EBIT guidance to $2.0 -
Maersk has introduced a new JP1 service connecting Dalian, Qingdao, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe, Dalian from 1 August 2025. The service turns in 14 days and deploys the 1,714 teu MCC SHENZHEN and 1,762 MTT SAPANGAR on a weekly frequency. ONE takes slots on the Maersk JP1 service as the IA9.
Maersk will replace 2 existing services connecting North Europe-Caribbean with a new CAX service that will connect Antwerp, Southampton, Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Newark, Manzanillo (Pan), Puerto Antioquia, Moin, Manzanillo (Pan), Antwerp using 7 gearless ships of 5,500 teu starting with the 5,560 teu MAERSK MONTE LINZOR at Moin on 26 September 2025, with the MAERSK MONTE ALTO making the southbound voyage concurrently from Antwerp on 29 September. The call at Puerto Antioquia in Colombia
The freight futures market opened lower today but is slowly recovering, buoyed by anticipation of Maersk’s July shipment quotation. Released at 14:30, Maersk’s rate of $3,400 per FEU is significantly below CMA CGM’s $4,645 but still $500 higher than its offer for shipments leaving end of June. Vessel utilisation has improved modestly, though it remains well below the highs seen at the same time and November last year, and January this year.
MSC will upgrade its USA to South Africa service to a standalone service from October 2025, replacing its long standing America Express (AMEX) service jointly operated with Maersk. The enhanced USA to South Africa service will retain the same AMEX port rotation that calls at New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Freeport (Bahamas), Port Elizabeth, Durban, Cape Town, New York, with an additional call at Philadelphia to be added during the citrus season that normally runs from April to Octobe
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will launch a new Transpacific WC6/TP9 service connecting Xiamen, Busan, Long Beach, Xiamen. The Gemini Cooperation service will turn in 6 weeks and deploys 6 ships of 4,000-5,000 teu starting with the 4,622 teu RHONE MAERSK at Xiamen on 23 June 2025.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have launched a new Gemini Cooperation feeder service branded as Middle East Shuttle 6 (M06) / Pakistan Service 2 (PK2) to connect Salalah, Port Qasim, Salalah from 13 May 2025. The service turns in 7 days using 2 ships of 2,500-3,500 teu to provide 2 sailings a week.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will launch 2 new feeder services to provide connections between the Colombian hub of Cartagena with US Gulf coast ports from March 2025. These services are operated by Maersk as part of the Gemini Cooperation network to the US Gulf:- * The America Shuttle 1 (AM1) / Florida Shuttle (FLS) service will connect Cartagena, Miami, Jacksonville, Cartagena from 17 March 2025. The service will turn in 14 days using the 2,544 teu ERATO and 2,532 teu MAERSK NESTON * The IAM Ameri
CMA CGM and Maersk will launch a new jointly operated Asia-East Coast South America service branded respectively as the the SEAS 3 and ASAS2 calling at Shanghai, Shekou, Cai Mep, Singapore, Santos, Singapore, Shanghai from 8 April 2025. The SEAS 3/ASAS2 service will turn in 11 weeks and will deploy 11 ships of 5,000 teu to 8,000 teu, with CMA CGM operating 7 ships and Maersk operating 4 ships. The service will connect at Santos for relay to other East Coast Latin American ports and will also pr
Maersk will launch a new Safina service connecting Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Salalah, Duqm, Jebel Ali, Colombo, Singapore from 23 February 2025, replacing its existing Safina that it operates jointly with X-Press Feeders as the China Jebel Ali X-Press (CJX). The existing Safina/CJX calls at Shanghai, Ningbo and Shekou will be removed while new calls at Salalah and Duqm are added. The revised service will turn in 5 weeks using ships of 2,000-3,000 teu.