MSC CEO Søren Toft: Container market is flattening as demand stays "healthy"

Concrete words or figures on earnings or market development are normally not topics easily obtained from the world’s largest liner company, MSC. CEO Søren Toft, however, provides a very brief assessment in a LinkedIn post.

by DAG HOLMSTAD

MSC, the world’s largest box carrier, is normally not one to have loose lips on matters like earnings and the company’s market outlook.

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