Containership charter market feels the ripples from trade tensions
The charter market for containerships is diverging in response to the many pressures on supply ...
MSC London (built 2014), 16 652 TEU
By Mike Wackett
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 most aggressive growth, at 16.8%, followed by Evergreen with 5.2% and MSC’s 4.2%.
At the other end of the table, ONE recorded negative growth, with capacity falling 1.2% during the period, followed by Cosco at -1% ...
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Peter Lahay
July 06, 2022 at 2:36 pmI 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?