Christmas presents cancelled at Maersk
SHIPPING: The ongoing saving round at Maersk reaches far. In an announcement to the Maersk Line captains, it appears that the Christmas presents have been taken out of the budget, and that the families will not be invited to the annual Christmas and summer get-togethers this year.
A.P. Moller-Maersk has a reputation of doing things thoroughly and this is also the case when it comes to saving money.
According to CO-Sofart/Dagen, it appears from a mail issued by the shipping company to the captains, that the annual book gift to the ships sailing under the Danish flag will, amongst other things, not be given this year. Also the Christmas presents have been cut out along with the traditional Christmas and summer get-togethers for Danish sailors and their families.
On the more serious matter, applications for help from Falck Health Care in relation to psychological problems will "no longer be executable".
According to CO-Sofart/Dagen, Maersk states in the mail that the shipping company considers it wisest immediately to inform the crews about the concrete increase of the saving plan, and that this initiative will include the entire budget, no matter how small amounts of money may be involved.
Last week it surfaced that the ships had been asked to use kitchen rolls instead of paper napkins at the meals in order to save money.
Source: maritimedanmark.dk
