Maersk Sees Europe Close to a Recession With US Not Far Behind

  • Shipping giant says container market may also shrink in 2023
  • The workhorses of global trade are coming off record profits

Maersk is the world’s largest owner of container ships.

Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg
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Europe is close to entering a recession and the US economy may not be far behind.

That’s the stark message Wednesday from A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s No. 2 container carrier and a bellwether for the $29 trillion market for global trade.