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TINGLEV, Denmark, February 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Maersk Container Industry calls for tougher enforcement of European environmental legislation designed to protect the Earth's ozone layer and help prevent climate change. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120531/537201 ) To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58684-Maersk-urges-EU-climate-ozone-action "We urge the European Commission to ensure...
ATHENS, Greece, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Box Ships Inc., (NYSE: TEU), or the Company, a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of containers, today announced plans to release its results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012, after the market closes on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. On Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 10:00 am ET, a conference call and webcast will be held to review the results. Interested parties should call 1-877-317-6789...
TINGLEV, Denmark, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Milestone reefer rolls off Maersk production line after almost exponential sales growth. Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has produced its Star Cool refrigeration container number 100,000, reflecting unabated demand for frozen and chilled foods and an acute need for energy savings in global transportation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120531/537201 ) Star Cool number 50,000 came off the...
ATHENS, Greece, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Box Ships Inc., (NYSE: TEU), or the Company, a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of containers, today announced plans to release its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, after the market closes on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:00 am ET, a conference call and webcast will be held to review the results. Interested parties should call 1-877-317-6789 (USA) or...
ATHENS, Greece, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Box Ships Inc. (NYSE: TEU) ("the Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of containers, announced today that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (the "Annual Report") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The report may also be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.box-ships.com. Shareholders...
MARSEILLE, France, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After five years of working together through a joint subsidiary, CMA CGM Group and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new strategic partnership. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) Under the terms of the five-year agreement, IBM will provide industry-specific expertise in new technologies such as cloud computing and analytics, and support CMA CGM's growth by delivering superior quality information technology...
ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Box Ships Inc., (NYSE: TEU), or the Company, a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of containers, today announced plans to release its results for the fourth quarter and period ended December 31, 2011, after the market closes on Thursday, February 16, 2012. On Friday, February 17, 2012 at 10:00 am ET, a conference call and webcast will be held to review the results. Interested parties should call...
ANTWERP, Belgium, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The container ships arriving in the port of Antwerp continue to score a series of "firsts." On the evening of 22 June the Maersk Enfield called in Antwerp on its maiden voyage. With a capacity of 13,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) this is the first time that the Danish company, Maersk Line, has sent ships of such a size to Antwerp. The increase in scale demonstrates the great confidence that the port of Antwerp inspires...
NEWARK, N.J., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The last of the shipping lines to show financial recovery, CMA CGM says its turnaround from the brink of possible bankruptcy protection is under way. Substantial debt and a $1.4 billion loss in 2009 dimmed industry expectations, but the world's No. 3 ocean carrier expects to report substantial profits in 2010, and the pressure for an urgent rescue from new investors has eased. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06194) (Photo:...
WASHINGTON, March 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John Joseph Cota, a California ship pilot, pleaded guilty today to negligently causing the discharge of approximately 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay in violation of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a law enacted in the wake of the Exxon Valdez disaster. Cota, who piloted the M/V Cosco Busan when it hit the San Francisco Bay Bridge on Nov. 7, 2007, also pleaded guilty today to violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for the death...
