News / Asia-Europe carriers must 'think outside the box' to counter impact of new tonnage

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High capacity and low demand will leave ocean carriers on Asia-North Europe routes in a tight spot, with analysts suggesting even mild growth would seem a major victory.

Drewry said that, with demand remaining low, carriers were likely set to face the same challenges as last year, in absorbing new big ships into the trade.

“The average size of containership deployed increased by approximately 6% from the start to end of 2018, to reach 15,000 teu,” it said.

“That average will rise again ...