News / Maersk Line targets 3% growth as next-generation Triple-Es start to arrive

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To coincide with the delivery of the first of a series of eleven 20,568 teu second-generation Triple-E vessels, Maersk Line has clarified its fleet strategy.

The carrier said it needed the new capacity to achieve its growth target after its head-haul utilisation level hit an average 93% last year.

The Madrid Maersk, now the biggest (by capacity) containership afloat, commenced its maiden voyage from Tianjin, China, on 27 April on the 2M alliance Asia-North Europe service.

The Danish carrier said the ultra-large container vessel (ULCV) marked ...