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27 August 2024: Maersk christened the Alette Maersk, a 350-meter-long cargo ship with a capacity of over 16,000 TEU, at the Port of Los Angeles. Built in South Korea, this vessel is the first dual-fuel methanol-enabled container ship to arrive in the U.S. Olympic gold-medalist snowboarder Chloe Kim was named the ‘godmother’ of the Alette ...
Ship Capacity Entered service Displacement Length (metres) Note Handysize tanker Helene Maersk: 25,722 GT: 2010: 39,312 tonnes: 180 metres [1] Henning Maersk: 25,710 GT: 2010: 47,330 tonnes: 180 metres [2]
The Maersk Alabama hijacking began on 8 April 2009, when four pirates in the Somali Basin seized the Danish/U.S. cargo ship Maersk Alabama at a distance of 240 nautical miles (440 km; 280 mi) southeast of Eyl, Somalia. The siege ended after a rescue effort by the United States Navy on April 12. [2]
Maersk Oil was sold to TOTAL S.A. in 2018, and Maersk Drilling became a separately listed company in April 2019. [6] In 2017, the company was one of the main victims of the NotPetya ransom malware attack, which severely disrupted its operation for several months. [7] In 2021, the company bought 8 carbon-neutral ships for £1bn. [8] [9] [10]
HMS Sussex – the third-rate ship was lost in a fierce storm on 1 March off Gibraltar. There were two survivors from a crew of 500. 498 1120 England: White Ship – Ship carrying William Adelin, heir to the English Throne and the Duchy of Normandy, and more than 300 others. Drunk crew ran it aground in the English Channel.
MV Tygra (formerly MV Maersk Alabama) is a container ship currently operated by the Waterman Steamship Corporation and owned by Element Shipmanagement SA of Piraeus, Greece. She was previously owned by the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group and operated by Maersk Line and Maersk Line Limited.
Maersk set a goal in December 2018 to be carbon neutral by 2050. [26] In 2017, the company's ships emitted 35.5 million tonnes of CO2e, and it hopes to eliminate that by using biofuels to power its fleet. [27] In 2022, Maersk ordered 12 dual-fuel container ships from Hyundai by 2025, capable of sailing on both fossil bunker fuel and methanol. [28]
Aasheim had previously been captain of the Maersk Alabama until Richard Phillips relieved him eight days prior to the pirate attack. An 18-man marine security team was on board. [ 15 ] The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation secured the ship as a crime scene.