Across the pond – carriers get their act together
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MAERSK: SURGINGMAERSK: CLIENTS NOT EXPECTED TO PAY MORE FOR GEMINIMAERSK: NO GXO APPETITEMAERSK: 'NOT FULLY SATISFIED YET' MAERSK: 'GEMINI DESIGN' MAERSK: GEMINI NETWORK MOVING PARTSMAERSK: CAPITAL RETURNSMAERSK: CONSOLIDATION ON THE RADARMAERSK: CONF CALLWTC: BACK UPDHL: SUPPLY CHAIN LEADS BUT FORWARDING LAGSDSV: BOND PACKAGECAT: INVENTORY RANGECAT: CHINA STIMULUS VIEWCAT: SLUGGISH CYCLE HITSCHRW: STRONG INTERIMSDHL: GUIDANCE UPDATEXPO: EARNINGS BEAT VALUE ALIGNMENTXPO: MORE ON ELASTICITY OF DEMAND VS PRICEXPO: DIVESTMENT ON THE RADAR
MAERSK: SURGINGMAERSK: CLIENTS NOT EXPECTED TO PAY MORE FOR GEMINIMAERSK: NO GXO APPETITEMAERSK: 'NOT FULLY SATISFIED YET' MAERSK: 'GEMINI DESIGN' MAERSK: GEMINI NETWORK MOVING PARTSMAERSK: CAPITAL RETURNSMAERSK: CONSOLIDATION ON THE RADARMAERSK: CONF CALLWTC: BACK UPDHL: SUPPLY CHAIN LEADS BUT FORWARDING LAGSDSV: BOND PACKAGECAT: INVENTORY RANGECAT: CHINA STIMULUS VIEWCAT: SLUGGISH CYCLE HITSCHRW: STRONG INTERIMSDHL: GUIDANCE UPDATEXPO: EARNINGS BEAT VALUE ALIGNMENTXPO: MORE ON ELASTICITY OF DEMAND VS PRICEXPO: DIVESTMENT ON THE RADAR
The crew of the seized containership MSC Aries are reportedly set to be released after being granter consular access by Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian.
On 13 April, the Portugal-flagged MSC Aries and its 25 crew members were seized by Iranian revolutionary guards as it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
On Saturday, it was reported by Iranian media that Mr Amirabdollahian and Portuguese foreign minister Paulo Rangel had engaged in a telephone conversation regarding the crew’s release.
Mr Amirabdollahian was quoted as saying the crew would be turned over to their ambassadors in Tehran, as the “humanitarian issue of the release of the ship’s crew is of serious concern”.
However, an exact release date is yet to be confirmed.
Shortly after the seizure of the 15,000 teu vessel, MSC said: “The 25 crew are safe and discussions with the Iranian authorities are in progress to secure their earliest release. We are also working with the Iranian authorities to have the cargo discharged.”
However, the carrier has not provided any update on the situation since.
Iran’s foreign ministry said the 2020-built MSC Aries was seized for “violating maritime laws”, but it is commonly known that the vessel’s reported ties to Israeli interests also made it a target.
The Loadstar previously reported: “Iranian sources claim the MSC Aries is ‘linked to Israel’, in particular to billionaire Eyal Ofer, chairman of UK-based Zodiac Maritime, recorded as the ship’s owner by vesselvalues.com”
You can read The Loadstar Explainer on abandoned ships and crew members here.
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