Maersk No Longer World's Largest Shipping Line
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Danish shipping behemoth Maersk, which for decades floated atop all other maritime movers in container capacity, is no longer the world's largest carrier.
New data released Wednesday shows that Swiss-Italian Mediterranean Shipping is now the king of the ports. The company's fleet now includes about 2,000 more 20-foot containers than its rival, for a total of 4.3 million for stevedores to unload off ships across the globe. But Maersk — or at least some people at the company — say it's not necessarily a bad thing.
Source Fool.com
