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DB Schenker: We need the many new ships carriers are deploying

Overcapacity or not, climate regulations and dissolved alliances create a need for more ships, says DB Schenker executive: ”Simply put. I think the new capacity is needed to ensure operations.”
"Especially when you manage inbound supply chains which should be on sync you need more than one shipping line just in case you have void sailings or volume fluctuations," says Thorsten Meincke, COO for Air and Ocean at DB Schenker. | Photo: Db Schenker
"Especially when you manage inbound supply chains which should be on sync you need more than one shipping line just in case you have void sailings or volume fluctuations," says Thorsten Meincke, COO for Air and Ocean at DB Schenker. | Photo: Db Schenker
by JENS THOMSEN

Overcapacity is a serious threat to container carriers in the coming years with low freight rates, weak demand, and a total order book for new ships that has never been bigger — but German freight forwarder DB Schenker is pleased with the shipping companies’ bulging order books.

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