It's a sign of stunted investor expectations when an 89% slide in quarterly profit triggers a 3% share price jump.

A. P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, a Danish conglomerate that owns the world’s largest container shipping company, is voicing concern as a potential shift in U.S. policy threatens to reduce global trade.

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. will join the world’s biggest shipping alliance, meeting all conditions imposed by creditors as the company seeks to reduce debt after years of weak global demand caused losses.

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S replaced its CEO as the owner of the world’s biggest shipping company explores a number of “strategic options” that may include splitting up its operations.

Danish firm Maersk Group, owner of the largest ocean carrier, earlier this month reported first-quarter earnings plummeted nearly 90% to $224 million, weighed down by an even greater profit decline at Maersk Line due to downward pressure on container freight rates.

The world’s biggest shipping company is taking advantage of low industry prices to build its business across units.

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S reported an 84% plunge in 2015 profit after its oil unit was hit by lower energy prices and the container division got squeezed between sluggish trade growth and overcapacity. The shares fell the most in almost a year.

The world’s economy is growing at a slower pace than the International Monetary Fund and other large forecasters are predicting.

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S is scaling back capacity and cutting jobs in the world’s largest shipping line to adapt to a drop in demand.

The shipping industry expects to be stung by a carbon levy as momentum building from climate talks in Paris starting this month makes a cut to its greenhouse-gas emissions likely.