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Maersk CEO Clerc on Profit Lift as Global Bottlenecks Drive Up Freight Rates

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 13 August 2026, 11:45 UTC 1 min read
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Aug 13th, 2026 Maersk CEO Clerc on Profit Lift as Global Bottlenecks Drive Up Freight Rates "Disruptions will be more prevalent in the future," shipping giant Maersk's CEO Vincent Clerc tells Bloomberg's Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie on The Opening Trade citing bottlenecks across Africa, Europe, and China.

Aug 13th, 2026 Maersk CEO Clerc on Profit Lift as Global Bottlenecks Drive Up Freight Rates "Disruptions will be more prevalent in the future," shipping giant Maersk's CEO Vincent Clerc tells Bloomberg's Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie on The Opening Trade citing bottlenecks across Africa, Europe, and China.
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