Maersk says it has found the cure for its customers' biggest headache

Maersk and German Hapag-Lloyd are confident that their new alliance can achieve a 90% reliability, despite both carriers being very far from the target.
Photo: Sergei Gapon/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Sergei Gapon/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix

The two container majors Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd believe they have solved one of the most intractable problems for shipping companies and their customers – namely that their ships far too often fail to arrive on time.

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