Maersk acknowledges that there has been a container shortage for months

Maersk tells ShippingWatch in an email that there has in recent months been a shortage of especially large forty-foot containers in the market. The shipping line says it is working hard to resolve the issue. The statement comes after criticism from DHL.
Photo: PR / Maersk
Photo: PR / Maersk

The world's largest container shipping line Maersk acknowledges that there has been a shortage of equipment and, in particular, large forty-foot containers in the market for months due to the red-hot market on the Pacific.

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