News / Spectre of overcapacity returns to haunt liner shipping as newbuilds queue up

02/08/2017

The spectre of overcapacity is clouding recent analyst optimism that ocean carriers could be heading for a period of sustained profitability.

During the first six months of this year, 26 newbuild ships of 14,000 teu-plus have been delivered – many of which will have been deployed between ...

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