Maersk announced the appointment of Ahmed Elesseily as the new Managing Director for Maersk in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. KSA
With an incredible 26-year journey at Maersk, Ahmed brings extensive experience across Customer Service, Operations, and Commercial leadership roles in Egypt, Libya, and Saudi Arabia. Most recently, he led a bold commercial transformation as Area Sales Manager, driving strong growth and significantly improving customer satisfaction.
Ahmed is known not just for his strategic mindset, but for his passion for people, his ability to build strong partnerships, and his unwavering focus on our customers. His leadership will be instrumental as we continue to grow and deepen our impact in the Kingdom.
In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is revising the Peak season surcharge for the scope: Chittagong / Colombo / Cochin / Ennore Chennai / Haldia Port / Hazira / Jawaharlal Nehru / Kattupalli / Kolkata / Mangalore / Mundra / Pipavav / Tuticorin / Visakhapatnam / Pakistan to Kenya / Somalia / Tanzania with effective date as on 01st-Aug-2025.
Also Maersk is implementing the Heavy Load Surcharge for 20 dry containers with Verified Gross Mass (VGM) exceeding 21 metric tons from Qingdao, Dalian, Xingang, and Lianyungang, China to Indonesia, effective price calculation date 5th Aug 2025.
New Zealand’s Highest Green Star Rating
On the other hand A.P. Moller – Maersk’s integrated cold chain facility at the Ruakura Superhub has been awarded a 6 Star Green Star NZ Design & As-Built rating by the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC). This is the first cold storage facility in New Zealand to achieve the highest sustainability standard in commercial construction.
Opened in February 2024, the Ruakura facility represents Maersk’s biggest infrastructure investment in New Zealand. It enables customers to seamlessly transfer goods between various transport modes, including rail, road and ocean, along the strategic Auckland-Tauranga trade corridor. Delivered by Apollo Projects, the 18,000m² facility was designed and built with energy efficiency and emissions reduction at its core.
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