Maersk wants to cut at least 10,000 jobs amid industry downturn

The shipping group wants to reduce its workforce to below 100,000 employees. The company has lost almost 95% of its earnings. Updated.
Photo: Jonas Walzberg/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Jonas Walzberg/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

Maersk is forced to bring down costs at a time of a major downturn in the container market, where freight rates have been in free fall over the past year.

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