News / Zim and MSC quick to boost capacity, but rivals miss growth opportunities

MSC London (built 2014), 16 652 TEU

06/07/2022

The world’s fully cellular container fleet grew by 1.7% in the first half of this year, to just under 25.5m teu, but some ocean carriers have been able to expand their capacity much faster than others.

An analysis by Alphaliner reveals Israeli carrier Zim had the ...

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Peter Lahay
July 06, 2022 at 2:36 pm
I wonder if such rapid growth at MSC will have an impact on their maintenance regimes, health and safety for crew. We are aware MSC are struggling to relieve crew after completion if contracts. Will this have significant consequences down the line?

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