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By Mike Wackett
The North European market share for independent shortsea and feeder operators has slumped from 66% to 44% in the past decade, as ocean carriers increasingly undertake their own transhipments in the region.
Analyst Alphaliner compared data on all tonnage deployed on intra-North Europe routes between 2009 and 2019, revealing that total capacity deployed has shrunk from 164,000 teu to just 117,000 teu over the 10-year period.
“Some carriers have shrunk their operations while several established players have either ceased operations or were absorbed ...
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