Maersk Line plans to cut the number of berths it leases at Kaohsiung Harbor in southwestern Taiwan because of dwindling business, a harbor official told the Taipei Times.
“Maersk Line rents three container berths at Kaohsiung Harbor. The lease for the No. 75 berth will expire in October, but Maersk has asked to terminate it ahead of the expiry date,” said the official who requested anonymity.
The Chinese-language Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper) said Maersk was also considering ending its lease of the other two berths at Kaohsiung Harbor, which will expire in May next year.
The company’s Taiwan agent, Maersk Taiwan, confirmed the decision to terminate the lease for the No. 75 berth.
“It is all because of slump in business,” a staff member who withheld her name said.
Maersk is part of the A.P. Moller group, the world’s largest container line with 550 ships.
Currently, six foreign container shipping companies have leased 11 berths at Kaohsiung Harbor.
“Maersk Line rents three container berths at Kaohsiung Harbor. The lease for the No. 75 berth will expire in October, but Maersk has asked to terminate it ahead of the expiry date,” said the official who requested anonymity.
The Chinese-language Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper) said Maersk was also considering ending its lease of the other two berths at Kaohsiung Harbor, which will expire in May next year.
The company’s Taiwan agent, Maersk Taiwan, confirmed the decision to terminate the lease for the No. 75 berth.
“It is all because of slump in business,” a staff member who withheld her name said.
Maersk is part of the A.P. Moller group, the world’s largest container line with 550 ships.
Currently, six foreign container shipping companies have leased 11 berths at Kaohsiung Harbor.