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Containership oversupply 'here to stay', says McKinsey

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It’s conference season, and here is the latest from the World Shipping (China) Summit in Nangbo: there’s no doubt, there will be too many boxships for lines to be able to make a profit, according to McKinsey. The continued appetite for ordering more ships – ...

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  • Martyn Benson

    November 07, 2013 at 1:15 pm

    McKinsey- the company that likes to state the blindingly obvious…….!

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