SeaIntel: Cheap bunker could bring 20 pct more teu

The cheap bunker is now making the first container carriers contemplate the notion of increasing speeds and thus inserting more teu into their operations, says SeaIntel Consulting, estimating that a 20 percent increase in capacity could be the reality.
Photo: Hapag-Lloyd
Photo: Hapag-Lloyd
BY TOMAS KRISTIANSEN

According to SeaIntel Consulting, the first container carriers are now beginning to ruminate on the notion of increasing speeds and thus shelving the unwritten and unspoken agreement of slow steaming, a factor that has otherwise represented good business for a long time in light of the high bunker price.

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