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Chinese furniture maker Loctek Ergonomic Technology has responded to criticism that building a containership to overcome logistics challenges is an impulsive move.

On 27 January, Loctek, which has two factories Ningbo and one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, conformed it had ordered a 1,800 teu ...

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  • Martyn Benson

    February 07, 2022 at 2:57 pm

    WADR to Simon Heaney (et al), surely Loctek are viewing this idea to order a vessel as an asset play (sorry for the financial jargon) and if, by the time the ship is delivered, the market has changed, they can always sell it to a 3rd party as an investment (feeder ship demand is likely to be high). What Loctek seem to be overlooking is that they will still rely on all the shoreside logistics and labour (truckers, warehouse staff, stevedores) which is needed by the existing shipping community.
    They will also need comprehensive and skilled container fleet procurement and management – boxes can quickly run out of control.