Maersk Container Ship Embarks on Historic Arctic Transit

Por |2018-08-24T06:57:54+00:00agosto 22nd, 2018|Latest Articles, Maritime, Traffic News|

Danish company Maersk, the world’s largest operator of container shipping, is about to send the first-ever container ship through the Arctic along Russia’s Northern Sea Route. While the route has seen rising traffic to transport oil and natural gas in recent years, the voyage of the Venta Maersk, a medium-sized container ship capable of carrying nearly 3,600 containers, will be an industry first.