Maersk has shut down its Dongguan container plant in China as it seeks to shift focus on refrigerated containers to transport food. The company said its 2,240 a year capacity facility producing 40-foot containers has been unused since the start of December, because of higher competition in the dry container market. The company is now looking to capture global demand for fresh produce and the increased need for refrigerated containers.
Maersk has shut down its Dongguan container plant in China as it seeks to shift focus on refrigerated containers to transport food. The company said its 100,000 a year capacity facility producing 40-foot containers has been unused since the start of December, because of higher competition in the dry container market. The company is now looking to capture global demand for fresh produce and the increased need for refrigerated containers.