News / MPC eyes expansion into wider markets with purchase of bigger box ships

Emerging feedership owner MPC Capital has bought three secondhand panamax container vessels as it looks to expand into larger box ship markets.

The combined price tag for the vessels was $42m, acquired on behalf of an “international investor”.

MPC said the deal meant it was shifting its focus to larger container vessels, as well as moving into bulker and tanker vessel ownership.

“Following the successful launch of MPC Container Ships  last year, focusing on feeder container vessels, MPC Capital Group is asserting its role ...