News / Carriers turn their gaze back to scrubbers as voyage results tumble

The world’s largest container shipping line, MSC, has taken delivery of the new world’s largest box ship, in terms of capacity, the 24,346 teu scrubber-fitted MSC Irina.

The ULCV was delivered on 9 March with its slightly smaller sister vessel, the 24,116 teu MSC Tessa, also fitted with scrubber technology.

Both vessels are being phased-in to the 2M’s Asia-Europe network and are understood to have already commenced their maiden voyages.

They are part of a series of four vessels being constructed for MSC at ...