Shipping group Maersk continues shopping spree after strong earnings


The Maersk Eindhoven container ship sits moored next to gantry cranes at a shipping terminal in Yokohama. - File pic

COPENHAGEN: Maersk announced the acquisition of two e-commerce companies on Friday as the world's biggest container shipping line boosts its bet on land-based services.

Maersk handles one in five containers shipped worldwide but is looking to transform into an integrated logistics company to gain more work from existing clients such as Puma and Walmart.

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