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Comment / On the wires: Søren Toft, MSC steal Maersk's thunder in November rain 

Nakhodka. Russia - August 22, 2017: Container ship Gerner Maersk at anchor in the roads on the sanset.
Far East of Russia. East (Japan) Sea.
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“While the global container demand, as expected, was lower in Q3 due to weaker growth in the global economy, AP Moller-Maersk continued to improve the operating results. We delivered strong free cash flow and a return on invested capital of 6.4% as a result of strong operational performance in Ocean, higher margins in Terminals and solid earnings progress in Logistics & Services.” – Søren Skou, CEO of AP Møller-Mærsk (APMM), 15 November. 

Sadly, APMM was beaten to the punch by the local press ...

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