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Maersk holds back on new hires as fortunes reverse for liner companies

Maersk slows down on hiring to adapt to the new reality for shipping companies: A new normal has set in in the wake of the pandemic.
Already at the beginning of the year, Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc warned that the shipping group must rein in costs after the pandemic's celebration has been replaced by a downturn for shipping. | Photo: Maersk
Already at the beginning of the year, Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc warned that the shipping group must rein in costs after the pandemic's celebration has been replaced by a downturn for shipping. | Photo: Maersk
by NIKLAS KRIGSLUND

Maersk will think twice before hiring new people for the shipping group’s many offices around the world.

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