David Williams named new Safmarine chief executive as Grant Daly moves on
Long-time Maersk Line manager David Williams is set to replace Grant Daly as chief executive of the company’s African specialist Safmarine Line at the end of this month. Mr Daly was appointed Safmarine...
View ArticleSouth African competition authorities in ‘seize and search’ at six major...
Another day, another raid. This time in South Africa, where the competition commission is holding a “seize and search” operation at the domestic operations of Hamburg Sud, Maersk, Safmarine, MSC,...
View ArticleCarrier reliability reaches new nadir in Q1 as premium services gain ground
Ocean carrier schedule reliability is heading towards a new two-year low point, opening the way for the launch of more niche express premium services. The latest on-time schedule analysis from...
View ArticleSafmarine spot rates available on CargoSphere platform
CargoSphere, the neutral rate network for container shipping, today announces that Safmarine Spot, a rate option with a loading guarantee at a fixed price at booking, is now accessible on its rates...
View ArticleDavid Williams named new Safmarine chief executive as Grant Daly moves on
Long-time Maersk Line manager David Williams is set to replace Grant Daly as chief executive of the company’s African specialist Safmarine Line at the end of this month. Mr Daly was appointed Safmarine...
View ArticleSouth African competition authorities in ‘seize and search’ at six major...
Another day, another raid. This time in South Africa, where the competition commission is holding a “seize and search” operation at the domestic operations of Hamburg Sud, Maersk, Safmarine, MSC,...
View ArticleCMA CGM to launch Asia-West Africa service via Suez Canal
CMA CGM this month will launch a standalone Asia-West Africa service, the first in the trade to be routed via the Suez Canal on its headhaul voyages. It claimed the Round the Africa (RTA) service will...
View ArticleAPMM to axe Damco and Safmarine brands in restructure ‘affecting 27,000 jobs’
Maersk is to phase out the Damco and Safmarine brands by the end of the year, in a major restructuring of its brands which could see some 27,000 jobs affected and some 3,400 jobs lost. The news, broken...
View ArticleTalking heads: industry reactions to the ‘difficult decisions’ by Maersk
Saskia Groen-in’t-Woud, chief executive of the soon-to-be-defunct Damco, has said the move to fold the forwarder into Maersk was “emotionally difficult, but ultimately the right decision”. Writing on...
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