News / MSC sends mega-vessels to bring much-needed empty containers back to the US

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MSC is deploying the world’s biggest ships to evacuate empty containers from China to the US, as carriers on the transpacific try to overcome imbalances after weeks of coronavirus disruption to their box control systems.

There have been reports of severe equipment shortages in the US and Europe as a consequence of carriers blanking around half of all headhaul sailings since Chinese New Year, due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak.

Alphaliner said MSC was redeploying the 23,756 teu MSC Mia to the ...