Wall Street Journal: Maersk Line considers mega-vessels
Will Maersk Line pull a trump in the race about which container carrier has the biggest vessels by ordering a new fleet of ships with a capacity of 20,000 teu? According to the Wall Street Journal, this is what the carrier is considering at its headquarters in Copenhagen. The paper has no quotes from sources, but refers to a "person with knowledge of the process." He says that Maersk Line is in the opening stage of negotiations with Asian yards and the topic of discussion is vessels with a capacity of 20,000 teu. This would be the largest vessels yet, and between 1,500 and 2,000 teu larger than the Triple-E.
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