Opinion: Major shipping companies gave discounts during the pandemic

Contrary to the popular narrative, Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd actually gave quite good prices to their contract customers during the boom.
Photo: Magnus Møller
Photo: Magnus Møller
BY LARS JENSEN, ANALYST AND FOUNDER OF VESPUCCI MARITIME

A few weeks ago I wrote a column here in ShippingWatch outlining whether the drive towards larger contract exposure was reflected in some of the global carriers’ financial performance. 

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