Airfreight players eye new routes as demand on the transpacific nosedives
The sudden fall in demand for airfreight on the transpacific is beginning to trigger capacity ...
MSC is set to receive some 330,000 teu of newbuild tonnage this year and will close the gap on its 2M partner, Maersk Line, in the capacity rankings.
According to new analysis by Alphaliner, MSC has the largest newbuild pipeline of all ocean carriers this year, with 20 vessels expected, for an aggregated total capacity of 334,550 teu.
It said the privately-owned carrier was also expected to launch a “ship-jumboisation” programme this year that will see a series of 14,000 teu vessels ...
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