 In the 1990s the Nedlloyd Group faced tough competition and eventually had to find a partner for their container-liner business.For that reason Nedlloyd Lines formed a joint venture with P&O Containers P&O to become P&O Nedlloyd.By then most of the other business units of the Nedlloyd Group had been sold off to generate cash, as well as ensuring equality with P&O Containers.