In a message sent to the fleet, Maersk Line chief operating officer Morten Engelstoft described the company’s ‘impressive’ third quarter results, with US$4.2bn profits recorded by the AP Møller Group – of which some US$2.25bn was chalked up by the container business.
Mr Engelstoft said the ‘everyday commitment’ of seastaff to reducing costs has had a real impact on the overall result and he urged crews to join shore-based staff in the Copenhagen office in celebrating the results with some traditional Danish lagkage (cream cake).
Nautilus general secretary, Mark Dickinson, commented: ‘It is clear from the feedback we have had from members in the fleet that seafarers are more likely to be choking back their anger than celebrating with management ashore.
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