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News / Maersk Line still the largest container line in 2016, but is not immune to overcapacity and weak demand

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Maersk Line has retained its position as the world’s largest container shipping line, according to Alphaliner.

The Danish carrier had a total operated capacity of 3.01m teu across 584 ships at the beginning of the year, compared with nearest rival MSC’s 484 ships for 2.67m teu.

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