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News / Wan Hai joins box shipping 'arms race', but avoids Chinese yards for newbuilds

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Fallout from the US-China tariff war is not stopping the container shipping ’arms race’, as major shipping lines continue to invest heavily in large box ships.

Yesterday, Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines ordered four 16,000 teu containerships in deals valued at around $800m.

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