News / Maersk Line set to beat profit forecast, but rougher seas for APMT and Damco

When Maersk Group publishes its 2017 full-year results tomorrow its transport & logistics (T&L) sector will come under close scrutiny.

The Danish group’s refocusing of its core activities away from transport and energy to a container line, terminal operator and logistics provider is now well under way, as the disposal of its energy business nears completion.

Maersk’s latest 2017 full-year guidance is for an improvement of around $1bn in underlying profit for Maersk Line, which recorded a loss of $384m in 2016.

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