Analyst firm: MSC's growth is unrivaled within container shipping

While Cosco and Maersk, among others, have declined in regards to capacity, the world’s leading container carrier, MSC, is leaving its competitors way behind through major acquisitions of second-hand ships and a wide-ranging order book.
Photo: Amir Cohen/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Amir Cohen/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

With sky-high freight rates and bottlenecks in many ports, available capacity was the scarce ressource separating winners and losers in the container industry in the first half-year, reveals a new report by analyst firm Alphaliner.

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