News / MSC the major 'winner' in 2021's containership capacity race

MSC added 411,000 teu of capacity last year, mostly via second-hand containership purchases, for a growth of 10.7%, to 4,266,805 teu, according to Alphaliner data.

This compares with 2M partner Maersk’s conservative 3.4% capacity growth of 142,405 teu, to 4,279,305 teu, and other carrier rivals’ flat or negative tonnage growth in 2021.

MSC’s tonnage growth was especially impressive given that several of its acquisitions involved ships it already operated on charter.

The consultant’s analysis of the ‘winners and losers’ in the capacity race ...