World's 3 biggest shipping operators unite

Maersk stressed the companies will continue to have fully independent sales, marketing and customer service functions

But the price of ocean freight will now climb and we'll have no alternative.

StormR, there's so many empty boxes these days that they are also factored into the current pricing. A more efficient service will certinaly lower the prices. Danish anti-competition laws are also extremely tight, so a monopoly is quite unlikely.

Chiyoda_Boy i hope your right.