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 ...
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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.