News / Bringing in ultra-large boxships could be final throw of the dice for some carriers

18/02/2014

Against a backcloth of another steep drop in Asia-Europe spot rates last week – down 12% in just seven days – there seems to be no let-up in orders for ultra-large containerships, which, according to shipping consultant Drewry, is a “do or die” strategy by ...

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