News / MSC continues to order new box ships as fleet capacity passes six million teu

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MSC has ordered even more new containerships from Chinese yards, as the Swiss-Italian mainline operator widens its lead over its peers.

Clarksons’ data indicates that MSC has ordered six 19,000 teu ships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) and eight 11,500 teu ships at Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu Ship Industry (Jinglu), all to be LNG dual-fuelled.

The Jinglu commission reportedly includes options for another four vessels and is the yard’s first for large boxships, as it usually constructs feeders.

The latest orders follow Zhoushan Changhong ...