Maersk Container Industry shuts China plant to exit dry box business
Maersk’s box building unit to focus solely on its growing cold chain business, as the dry box market remains under pressure. The decision spells an end to factory production at its Chinese manufacturing plant in Dongguan, where around half of MCI’s 4,000 employees are stationed
MCI chief executive Sean Fitzgerald said that by putting all the company’s resources into the reefer sector it would ensure ‘sustainable growth and continued investment in the best products and services for customers’