News / Japanese box line merger to spark more consolidation – 'fewer but stronger carriers'

07/11/2016

The merger of the three Japanese container divisions, scheduled for April 2018, could trigger another wave of shipping M&A activity.

According to Drewry, it will widen the gap between the biggest and medium-sized carriers.

The formation of a Japanese joint venture liner company, to become the world’s fifth-largest, ...

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