Comment / Market Insight: Maersk's sweet Spot is not so sweet

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AP Møller-Maersk (APMM) today announced the launch of a booking product, Maersk Spot, that has been not-so-secretly developed at a time when virtually all the major asset-light/heavy transport operators try to gain a competitive edge against their rivals.

In a market where supply chain wars dominate the headlines, Maersk Spot could have several consequences for the way business is done between carriers and forwarders, carriers and shippers, and forwarders and shippers – and here are some of the most obvious, according ...