Other points made by Stubkjaer:

l (Reacting to a question) Safmarine is profitable but he declined to dwell on the subject apart from saying A.P. Moller was "very happy with developments."
l On the uncertainty of events in Zimbabwe? "That does not make us uneasy. Of course we would like to see stability but on the whole we have been very happy with investments here."
l "Competition in the world markets continues to increase dramatically and in order to follow and retain a competitive edge for exporters and importers here it is important that we are able to maintain requirements from a worldwide perspective which is what we intend to do."
l "We feel it important for South Africa, as indeed other countries, to continue to ensure that quality of the inland matches that of the other links in the transportation chain."