News / Shipping lobby denies OECD claims that big ships and alliances bring congestion

01/06/2015

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has strongly defended ocean carrier policy of investing in 18,000 teu-plus containerships to operate them in mega-alliances, and refuted suggestions that this was a major cause of container terminal congestion.

The WSC said “solutions will not be found by pointing fingers”, ...

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