Company exodus from China could spell problems for box carriers

Box carriers are going to have to sail more routes and to smaller ports as business customers spread their production to more countries.
"We have to think differently about our business. It is not just about bigger, better and faster ships anymore," says Anne-Sophie Zerlang Karlsen, head of operations Asia Pacific, Maersk. | Photo: Renate Beense
"We have to think differently about our business. It is not just about bigger, better and faster ships anymore," says Anne-Sophie Zerlang Karlsen, head of operations Asia Pacific, Maersk. | Photo: Renate Beense

Companies are moving their productions out of China at an extreme clip, prompting box carriers to expect that they will have to increase their route numbers and operate at more ports than today.

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