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Analysts: Maersk Line headed for billion-dollar improvement

An improved profit of no less than USD 1 billion for 2017 may sound like a bold prediction from Maersk Line, but Danish and international analysts speaking to ShippingWatch all seem confident that CEO Søren Skou is on track to reaching his goal. The group's first quarter results will be released Thursday.
Photo: /ritzau/Casper Holmenlund Christensen
Photo: /ritzau/Casper Holmenlund Christensen
by TOMAS KRISTIANSEN, SØREN PICO

After a downturn in the container market in 2016, when the entire industry landed a record-large deficit, there are clear indications that things are improving and that Maersk Line will log a profit for the first three months of the year when the company publishes its interim report Thursday.

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