Maersk to further slow ships on eastbound AE1

Asia

Friday, December 14, 2012

Liner carrier Maersk said it will further slow ships on the eastbound legs of its AE1 service. In its Weekly Highlights newsletter the company says the service "will further slow steam from North Europe to Far East in order to reduce bunker cost." "The total transit time from North Europe to Japan will be unchanged, but the speed will be evened out, resulting in a five days longer transit time to Singapore and Colombo," the carrier said. The cha...

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