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News / Maersk forwarder clients left in limbo as carrier restricts them to Spot deals

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Maersk’s forwarding and NVOCC customers are being targeted by competitor lines as the Danish carrier prepares to restrict their bookings to its online Maersk Spot platform next year.

Meanwhile, container spot rate indices, the bedrock for the Maersk platform, are bucking the usual slack season trend ...

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