The mega-ships are here, but not the expected mega-hub

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In its latest analysis, Drewry’s Container Insight Weekly looks at the ports of call of ultra-large containerships in North Europe and concludes that the anticipated concentration of these behemoths on mega-hubs has not happened. Drewry says its data shows that despite the containerships serving Asia-North Europe doubling in size in the past 10 years there has not been a reduction in the number of ports called on each loop. Indeed, the typical itinerary of a Benelux port, a German port, ...