Container

Carriers cancel sailings as new ships flood in

Capacity on the Asia-Europe route is increasing, but low demand is causing shipping companies to drop sailings. The trend looks set to continue, according to Sea-Intelligence.
ONE is among the major container shipping companies that send ships from Asia to Europe or across the Pacific to North America. | Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
ONE is among the major container shipping companies that send ships from Asia to Europe or across the Pacific to North America. | Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by DANIEL LOGAN BERG-MUNCH

Container carriers are deploying more and larger ships on the industry’s absolute main route between Asia and Europe.

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