Fuel now a smaller item in container carrier budgets

For many years, the item for fuel has been the largest cost for container carriers. Now, other factors have begun to dominate, according to an analysis from SeaIntel.

BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

Published: 16.10.17 at 15:10

For the past many years, fuel has been at the very top of the list of container carriers' expenses.

Huge sums have been spent on fleets around the world. But there are now factors suggesting that fuel is no longer the biggest item when shipowners pay bills.