More box-giants are coming

[Alan Green]

An interesting article has appeared today courtesy of Loadstar:

MOL president Koichi Muto has thrown down the gauntlet to rival container lines in his New Year message by confirming the Japanese transport group

[Alan Green]

Another interesting article courtesy of Loadstar, especially the comments concerning slot purchasing by Cosco, Yang Ming, Hanjin, and Evergreen.

 Asia-Europe container shipping rates continued to tumble this week, with the Shanghai Container Freight Index

[spotti]

Maersk Line apparently to place an order for 4 19,000+ TEU ships by the end of March with an option for two additional ships.
Hyundai Heavy and Samsung Heavy are reported to have visited Copenhagen during last weeks for discussions, and DSME-staff have followed during the last few days.
No exact info as to the capacity of the ships. Some brokers state the range to be between 19,600 and 20,000 TEU, other sources states 20,000+. Delivery from 2018.
Source Tradewinds as quoted by a local website.
Niels