News / Older smaller box ships may soon be forming a queue for the scrapyards

Photo: TS Lines

12/12/2022

The return of freight rates to pre-pandemic levels means small containerships are becoming uneconomic on liner trades, where operating costs remain elevated.

Consequently, voyage results for smaller box ships on long-haul liner trades have swung from being highly profitable to racking up huge losses as the ...

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