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24/08/2015at 12:06

SeaIntel: Mega-ships set to hit Asia-Australia

After holding an average fleet of 4,300 teu for years, the average size of container ships on Asia-Australia will experience a dramatic increase starting as early as next year, when Melbourne's new port is expected to open, notes SeaIntel. And it is not all good news.
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BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

Numerous container trades face major changes these days as increasingly bigger vessels are deployed. Delivery of the ultra-large container ships of up to 20,000 teu push smaller vessels onto other trades, and this brings both advantages and detractors.

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