18 container carriers consolidated away over 20 years
The container industry has consolidated itself over the past 20 years, whereby the largest carriers have eaten up the smallest. Several of today's top 20 carriers will probably not be here in ten years, according to a new analysis from SeaIntel.
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN
In ten years, several of the smallest container carriers will probably no longer be around, projects analyst firm SeaIntel. Over the last year, one carrier after another has taken part in mergers or acquisitions in the container industry. Take for example France's CMA CGM and its imminent takeover of Singaporean carrier APL, or Hapag-Lloyd's purchase of Chilean carrier CSAV back in 2014.
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