Major players pull capacity from the Atlantic after container boom

The tradelane from Europe to North America has grown significantly since the pandemic subsided, but rates here are now declining and major carriers have started to send capacity elsewhere.
The Port of Savannah in the state Georgia, on the US East Coast. | Photo: Stephen B. Morton/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
The Port of Savannah in the state Georgia, on the US East Coast. | Photo: Stephen B. Morton/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

As the Asia-Europe goldrush began to cool last year, several of the major container liners saw opportunities on the route from Europe across the Atlantic to North America.

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