SeaIntel: Carriers have few funds for fleet expansions

Necessary investments in new ships in the coming years will cost the carriers billions, but these funds are somewhat difficult to spot, says SeaIntel.
BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

Fleet growth in the coming years will not reach the almost galloping investment frenzy that characterized the years from 1980 to the mid 00's. Still, there will be a need for new ships in the major container carriers' fleets. Ships that will cost the carriers billions of dollars. And the carriers may not have these necessary funds, says SeaIntel in a new analysis of the container market.

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