News / MSC fleet now 900 vessels-strong

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After taking delivery of the 16,000 teu MSC Germany this week, Swiss-headquartered carrier MSC broke another record by becoming the first container line to reach 900 ships in its fleet.

According to Alphaliner, the world’s largest shipping line’s total fleet capacity, including those of its subsidiaries, now amounts to 6.47m teu, around 2m teu ahead of second-placed Maersk Line.

“The MSC Group fleet, which also comprises ships of the Aponte-controlled carriers Medlog, Log-In Logistica, and WEC Lines, now consists of 609 owned ...