COPENHAGEN : AP Moller-Maersk celebrated 50 years Anniversary and entered the field of containerisation. The Danish giant got into the sector on 5 September 1975, when Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller inaugurated the first container service from the US East Coast to Asia. That moment marked the beginning of Maersk Line’s fully containerised services, notes Maersk historian Charlotte Andersen.
Maersk’s arrival in containers was late — considering that American entrepreneur Malcolm McLean had entered the sector in 1956. Competitors Sealand . . .
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