Søren Skou points to the next major savings

The container industry, including Maersk Line, has secured major savings through slot agreements. The next large breakthrough in terms of cost reductions will come from a completely different place, says Maersk Line CEO Søren Skou.
Photo: PR-foto: Kontraframe / Thorbjørn Hansen
Photo: PR-foto: Kontraframe / Thorbjørn Hansen
BY TOMAS KRISTIANSEN

Bigger ships and alliances using slots on each other's vessels are factors that have already provided concrete benefits and savings in the container industry. But when asking Maersk Line CEO Søren Skou, he now hints that the next generation of large-scale savings might come from somewhere outside the fleet.

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