Maersk Line launches 'Daily Maersk Absolute reliability' system in Manila
Maersk Line, the world’s largest containerized cargo carrier which owns and operates over 550 vessels worldwide, launched in Manila on Oct. 25, 2011, its “Daily Maersk Absolute Reliability” system – a daily service between Asia and North Europe with promised on-time delivery in transporting cargoes, mb.com.phreports.
The launch, attended by some 30 customers, mostly forwarders, and other stakeholders from the maritime industry, was led by Hong Kong-based Maersk Line Director for forwarding and sales in Asia Ulf Kreutzfeldt and Maersk Line Managing Director Manila-based Sylvia Ding, together with other officials of the giant shipping firm at Marriot Hotel in Pasay, Newport City, Metro Manila.
“Of the firm’s 550-plus vessels, more than 70 are committed to making ‘Daily Maersk’ possible,” said Mr. Kreutzfeldt during the launch, adding that the ports covered in ‘Daily Maersk’ are four in Asia namely, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian and Tanjung Pelepas; and three in North Europe – Felixtowe, Bremerhaven and Rotterdam. He said the new service’s scope covers the westbound direction between these ports.
“Transportation time is the number of days between the cut-off at origin and the cargo availability at destination. It is the total time used for ‘ocean transport’ in the supply chain from the customer’s point of view,” he stressed.
Kreudtzfeldt, together with Ms. Ding, also confirmed that Maersk Line is acquiring 10 new ‘Triple-E’ class of vessels – the world’s largest and most efficient kind of vessels, which are 400 meters long, 59 meters wide and 73 meters high, with 18,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) capacity. Asked by guests as what ‘Triple E’ means, they said, “Triple E stands for Energy efficiency, Environmental performance, and Economics of scale.”
The first 10 ‘‘Triple-E’’ ships were covered by a contract entered and signed by Maersk Line and top shipbuilder, Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in February this year. These are 16 percent greater than today’s largest container vessel, the ‘‘Emma Maersk,’’ which is 397 meters long, with 15,000 TEU cargo capacity, acquired by Maersk Line in 2006
These are scheduled for delivery by Daewoo to A.P. Moller-Maersk Line headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark between 2013 to 2015. They added Maersk has also an option of ordering 20 more of such kind of vessels. Maersk was reported to have already placed an order for an additional 10 more of “Triple-E’’ ships from Daewoo.
The Maersk officials also announced that “Every part, small or huge, in Triple –E’’ ships’ can be recycled.”
Ms. Ding told the Manila Bulletin: “The fact that ‘Daily Maersk’ is more of superservice now, than any available on the market, there will be ‘no premium’ to be charged on customers.” She added that for customers in the Philippines, “Cut-offs in the four strategic ports in the Philippines are only once a week, but customers will still be able to enjoy improved transportation time in general through ‘better feeder-mother vessel connection, likewise with the introduction of “backups,’’ stressing “majority of Philippine feeder services connect to North Europe via Tanjung Pelepas.’’
She added that: Shipping with Daily Maersk “saves 13 percent of Co2 emissions per TEU moved compared to the industry average on the Asia-Europe trade; cargo availability will be available at destination at the agreed availability; Daily Maersk has abolished ‘transport time,’’ as a reference, and has introduced ‘‘transportation time’’ which refers to the complete time from cut-off to ‘‘cargo availability;’’ ‘‘Daily Maersk’’ reduces the need for storage and eliminates the need for adding expensive buffer days to forecasted arrival.
The launch, attended by some 30 customers, mostly forwarders, and other stakeholders from the maritime industry, was led by Hong Kong-based Maersk Line Director for forwarding and sales in Asia Ulf Kreutzfeldt and Maersk Line Managing Director Manila-based Sylvia Ding, together with other officials of the giant shipping firm at Marriot Hotel in Pasay, Newport City, Metro Manila.
“Of the firm’s 550-plus vessels, more than 70 are committed to making ‘Daily Maersk’ possible,” said Mr. Kreutzfeldt during the launch, adding that the ports covered in ‘Daily Maersk’ are four in Asia namely, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian and Tanjung Pelepas; and three in North Europe – Felixtowe, Bremerhaven and Rotterdam. He said the new service’s scope covers the westbound direction between these ports.
“Transportation time is the number of days between the cut-off at origin and the cargo availability at destination. It is the total time used for ‘ocean transport’ in the supply chain from the customer’s point of view,” he stressed.
Kreudtzfeldt, together with Ms. Ding, also confirmed that Maersk Line is acquiring 10 new ‘Triple-E’ class of vessels – the world’s largest and most efficient kind of vessels, which are 400 meters long, 59 meters wide and 73 meters high, with 18,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) capacity. Asked by guests as what ‘Triple E’ means, they said, “Triple E stands for Energy efficiency, Environmental performance, and Economics of scale.”
The first 10 ‘‘Triple-E’’ ships were covered by a contract entered and signed by Maersk Line and top shipbuilder, Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in February this year. These are 16 percent greater than today’s largest container vessel, the ‘‘Emma Maersk,’’ which is 397 meters long, with 15,000 TEU cargo capacity, acquired by Maersk Line in 2006
These are scheduled for delivery by Daewoo to A.P. Moller-Maersk Line headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark between 2013 to 2015. They added Maersk has also an option of ordering 20 more of such kind of vessels. Maersk was reported to have already placed an order for an additional 10 more of “Triple-E’’ ships from Daewoo.
The Maersk officials also announced that “Every part, small or huge, in Triple –E’’ ships’ can be recycled.”
Ms. Ding told the Manila Bulletin: “The fact that ‘Daily Maersk’ is more of superservice now, than any available on the market, there will be ‘no premium’ to be charged on customers.” She added that for customers in the Philippines, “Cut-offs in the four strategic ports in the Philippines are only once a week, but customers will still be able to enjoy improved transportation time in general through ‘better feeder-mother vessel connection, likewise with the introduction of “backups,’’ stressing “majority of Philippine feeder services connect to North Europe via Tanjung Pelepas.’’
She added that: Shipping with Daily Maersk “saves 13 percent of Co2 emissions per TEU moved compared to the industry average on the Asia-Europe trade; cargo availability will be available at destination at the agreed availability; Daily Maersk has abolished ‘transport time,’’ as a reference, and has introduced ‘‘transportation time’’ which refers to the complete time from cut-off to ‘‘cargo availability;’’ ‘‘Daily Maersk’’ reduces the need for storage and eliminates the need for adding expensive buffer days to forecasted arrival.