Liner companies have less appetite for mega-ships

Fewer orders for ultra-large container ships make Drewry project "a much brighter" development between supply and demand in the container market. But there are still too many ships, and a trade conflict put a damper on growth.
Photo: PR-foto/Hamburg Hafen Marketing Association
Photo: PR-foto/Hamburg Hafen Marketing Association

Shipowners have not ordered mega-ships to the same extent as was perhaps feared by many, and this makes Drewry more positive about the prospects for the liner shipping sector in the years to come.

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