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MSC has signed a new contract with Cargotec’s MacGregor to upgrade the container intake on six 16,000 teu vessels to mitigate the loss of slots as a result of the installation of scrubber systems.

It follows a contract awarded at the end of 2017 to the hatch cover specialist to “optimise the carrying capabilities” of 31 14,000 teu MSC-operated ships.

The upgrades, which MacGregor claims can boost container capacity by around 15%, will take place during dry docking early next year, when, The ...

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