Maersk Line’s integration of rival liner operators has not always been a success. But things will be done differently with Hamburg Sud, says Maersk Group chief executive Soren Skou.

Maersk may be wary of taking over liner companies, given the difficulties it faced following the purchases of Sea-Land in the 1990s and P&O Nedlloyd in the 2000s. So a different approach is being taken with the acquisition of Hamburg Sud from the Oetker Group.

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