Maersk Group "separation" of the strategy is clear, as the industry leader, the industry tends to further integration, the future of Maersk will stop building new ships, ready for the $12 billion acquisition of funds to the financial strength of the annexation of Maersk Group rivals.

Will stop building new ships focus acquisition

The world's largest container shipping company Maersk will stop building new ships, instead will shift to industry acquisitions. In recent years, Maersk and Asian shipyards have together constantly break the huge world record, but these will end.

Maersk Group Chairman Michael Pram Rasmussen said, "to building new ships to help grow without Maersk Maersk, there have been too many boats, so if you want to continue to develop only through the acquisition of."

At present, there are still 27 Maersk ship orders, equivalent to its current fleet of 12%.

At present, the shipping industry as a result of excess capacity and Global trade growth slowed, freight significantly reduced. Korea into the largest container shipping company also declared bankruptcy 97.

Rasmussen said that the order of the ship is indeed very important, but the growth rate of Global trade can not keep up with the increase in the speed of the order. Stop shipbuilding to buy, we have done enough to prepare."

Has been prepared nearly $12 billion acquisition of funds

Maersk Group Board officially announced last week, decided to group business restructuring into two independent business segments: transport and logistics sector and energy sector. This will be able to ensure that shipping and logistics companies can continue to promote collaborative development, expand new products and services, at the same time, oil and oil related business can be further explore the structural solutions.

"Chinese ship owners are under pressure and are united," Rasmussen said. In the long run, no one will feel that the operation of a loss of business is interesting."

Maersk said, through effective growth, every year in the company to expand market share, but by the means of acquisition will achieve faster development.

Rasmussen added: "if we want to grow by means of non organic means, the path is to acquire existing assets. By the end of this year, at least four less shipping companies than at the beginning of the year, I think we will see further integration."