Maersk ships early movers as IMO unveils Hormuz evacuation plan
The trickle of vessels transiting Hormuz strengthened into a flow almost overnight after the International ...
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Allow an old shipping scribe a few moments of reflection – this week’s Alphaliner research note included an item on the near 20 years since the launch of the Emma Maersk, the first ultra-large container vessel (ULCV).
Seriously?! Two decades?! Cripes.
Sometime around 2006, it could have been 2007 – really, memory fails… I joined a small group of industry journalists invited to Felixstowe to tour what was then the world’s largest boxship as it made its maiden call in the UK.
Reflecting ...
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