News in Brief Podcast | Week 7 | Tariff pandemonium and port congestion
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone ...
MSC’s fleet ambitions could be enhanced, following reports that the world’s largest ocean carrier is in the market for more 8,000 teu utility vessels.
According to Alphaliner, MSC is said to be in talks with several Asian shipyards for construction of an “unknown number” of 8,000 teu LNG dual-fuel-powered ships.
The consultant estimates the post-panamax vessels could cost the carrier some $120m each, based on a delivery in mid-2025.
If negotiations are successfully concluded, an order for just three 8,000 teu vessels booked ...
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