MPC Container Ships is buying stocks instead of ships

After buying 69 ships in two years, MPC will now instead spend its money on a buyback program. A drop in prices means that this is better use of capital, the chief executive tells ShippingWatch.
Photo: MPC Container Ships
Photo: MPC Container Ships

MPC Container Ships has been a major buyer of ships in the last couple of years, but a drop in the company's stock price means that its money is now being spent elsewhere.

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