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Maersk Line, the world's largest container
shipping firm, has closed its Greater China
headquarters in Beijing and halved the number of
its mainland sub-regional offices to streamline
operations amid slowing demand, the South China
Morning Post reported.
The reorganisation had largely been completed
and no significant lay-offs were involved. He
refused to disclose the headcount at the Beijing
office or the number who opted to resign.
Maersk's six sub-regional offices, in Qingdao,
Shanghai, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong
Kong, would be merged into three – in Qingdao,
Shanghai and Hong Kong – to cover north China,
east China and south China.
Maersk Line's operations in Greater China would
be grouped under the north Asia regional office,
headquartered in Hong Kong.
The mainland headquarters of Maersk Group, which
also has terminal operations and logistics
services, would remain in Beijing.
Maersk Line earlier reshuffled its 14 regional
offices, merging the northeast Asia, Greater
China, Southeast Asia and Oceania offices into
two – north Asia and Asia-Pacific.
The company said the restructuring was not aimed
at cutting costs.
Source: CargonewsAsia
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