'Weakened' Maersk paying a heavy price for its lack of fleet growth
MSC is flawlessly emulating dethroned rival Maersk’s old strategy by aggressively expanding its fleet and ...
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The shuffling of container shipping alliances in 2025 is prompting liner operators to fight for market share, impeding capacity discipline, despite a relentless fall in freight rates.
Linerlytica’s report today notes that just 37 box ships, amounting to 77,185 teu, equivalent to 0.3% of the active fleet, are currently unemployed.
The consultancy noted: “Demand for additional tonnage shows no signs of cooling down, with carriers snapping up all tonnage coming open on the charter market in ...
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