Søren Skou: Our position as leader unaffected by cost reductions

"We have ordered 26 ships this year, and that's enough to grow with the market," says Maersk Line CEO Søren Skou. All of the carrier's offices in 116 countries will be affected by decision to lay off 4,000 employees.
Photo: PR-foto: Kontraframe / Thorbjørn Hansen
Photo: PR-foto: Kontraframe / Thorbjørn Hansen
BY CHRISTIAN BARTELS

Maersk Line is determined to maintain its position as market leader in the shipping industry, and the carrier plans to do this by achieving more efficient capacity utilization and tightening its network. Even if other carriers are not helping by pulling capacity from the major tradelanes.

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