News / Liner shipping M&A has 'destroyed $110bn of shareholder value' in 21 years, says report

12/02/2018

A new report estimates that over the past 21 years the container industry has “destroyed” about $110bn of shareholder value.

Its author, McKinsey & Co, said this had mainly been due to continuous overcapacity in the sector.

The management consultant said bulk shipping was the only transport sector with ...

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Ingvar Bergman
February 12, 2018 at 5:49 pm
I believe it is utmost important that the Hamburg Sud brand is kept untouched for a smooth transition. Maersk brand should stay in the east-west tradelanes. Hamburg Sud is still performing as a ‘family’ (Oetker) and should remain so for optimal benefit. Maersk history is a similar one (Moller) which should not be forgotten. Not everyone is delighted to see the lightblue grown big.

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