"It's easy for Biden to blame the no-good foreigners"

The container industry – and Maersk – is under pressure from customers and politicians, who argue that carriers are benefitting from attractive and unfair business terms. Maersk CEO Søren Skou rejects the criticism and doubts the EU will change the special competition regulation employed by the sector.
Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard
Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard

Maersk CEO Søren Skou brushes aside criticism voiced by both customers and politicians to an increasing extent over the last months, namely that container carriers benefit from very lucrative tax and competition terms and furthermore charge too much for their services.

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