Maersk to swtich away from shipping - all those Maersk containers

Danish conglomerate AP Mller-Maersk has delivered a damning assessment of the state of the container shipping sector by signaling it will switch investment to its other businesses.

Nils Andersen, chief executive, told the Financial Times that the group would no longer invest large amounts in Maersk Line, the world's biggest operator of container ships with a 16 per cent market share, and would instead focus on its oil, drilling rigs, and ports divisions ... READ MORE

Released by the Financial Times - 18 November 2012