News / Inditex lobbies for Maersk to win contract to run new Bangladesh terminal

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As the construction of Patenga Container Terminal nears completion, to start handling cargo in July, AP Møller-Maersk appears to have engaged top apparel retailer Inditex to request the Bangladesh government to award the operating contract to Maersk.

The conglomerate is also pursuing the deal via the Danish government.

Garment producers are the main users of Bangladesh’s ports and logistics sector and apparel its main foreign currency-earner of Bangladesh, more than $30bn, making it the second-largest garment exporter worldwide.

Inditex annually imports more ...