Shipping takeover brings customer benefits: Danish shipping group AP Moeller-Maersk has gained control of 95.6 per cent of Dutch shipper Royal P & O Nedlloyd. Morten Lund, Line Agency Manager for Maersk Nigeria, tells African Review this is good news for customers.(Company Focus)(Interview)

AR: How will customers benefit from your acquisition of P & O Nedlloyd and what will happen with existing contracts with P & O Nedlloyd?

ML: By expanding our geographical scope, we will continue to create opportunities in global commerce. With our combined skills and experience we will be in an even better position to provide high-quality. reliable, and innovative services. We will honour all commitments made to our customers. Our main priority is to focus on our customers.

AR: How will you ensure that your services are not disrupted?

ML: Through our experience with the acquisition of Sea-Land, we are very focused on the service delivery aspect of the integration. We are adamant that our customers will experience as few disruptions as possible throughout the integration process.

AR: Do customers need to change …