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Maersk Line may lose its crown as the world’s largest container shipping line within three years as a result of its attempts to limit capacity.
According to new research, published today by shipping consultancy Alphaliner, Maresk’s decision not to place orders for new ships until 2015 at the earliest, should be viewed in conjunction with its stated intention to return chartered tonnage to its owners as its Triple-E vessels are delivered over the course of the next two years.
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Costa Vutete (MCILT)
October 20, 2013 at 11:53 amMaersk’s curtailing capacity process is simply a technical and strategic development aimed at sharpening their service delivery cost-effectively. There is no guarantee of losing their industrial crown as the world’s leading container shipping line as this can be augmented still strategically at a later stage within the foreseeable future.