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Mearsk Sealand of two container vessels Namegiving Ceremony
Mearsk Sealand had a Namegiving Ceremony of 4300TEU two container vess
els at Hyundai Heavy Industry in Ulsan on Dec.15th, 1999. The Hull 119
9 was named ‘Galsgow Maersk’ by Mrs. Anna-Maria Aden, wife of Mr.Det
thold Aden, Chairman of Bremerlagerhaus Gesellschaft. This ship will b
e run by Captain Glenn Wostenholme and Chief Engineer Alistair Joern S
teen Nielsen, Managing Director of Maersk Broker K/S. This ship will b
e run by Captain Simon Grainger and Chief Engineer Alan Dodd.
Mr. Knud E.Stubkjaer Partner in A.P.Moller and wife Su Jin Stubkjaer a
ttended from the A.P.Moller head office in Copenhagen. A selected Grou
p of dignitaries including the Vice Minister of MOMAF, the Danish Amba
ssador in Korea, the Mayor of Kwangyang City, attended along with many
of the company’s good business relations in Korea and abroad. Both v
essels will be deployed in one of the Line’s Far East / Europe string
s.
The A.P.Moller Group was established in 1904 by Amold Peter Moller (Th
en 28 years old) and his father, Captain Peter Maersk Moller. Today th
e A.P.Moller Group has presence in 325 locations in more than 100 coun
tries and employs more than 40,000 people worldwide. The total fleet c
omprises of more than 200 owned vessels with a total of about 10 mill.
Tons dead weight. The fleet includes container vessels (Maersk Sealan
d), tankers (Maersk Tankers), bulk and special vessels (Maersk Bulk),
offshore support vessels and drilling rigs (Maersk Contractors).
Beside Shipping the A.P.Moller Group is today engaged in exploration f
or and production of oil and gas, shipbuilding, aviation, IT services,
industrial production and retailing.
The A.P.Moller Group has since 1952 maintained presence in the Republi
c of Korea, and from April 1st, 1990 functioned under the name of Maer
sk Korea Limited.