MSC and ZIM are once again the fastest growing carriers
Source
American Shipper
Post Date
08/19/2024
The fleet of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) recently reached a capacity of 6.00 Mteu. The carrier, owned by the Aponte family, has increased its capacity this year so far by 400,000 teu, equivalent to more than half the size of Yang Ming, the smallest liner shipping company in our Top-10.
MSC? 7.1% fleet capacity growth was slightly higher than the market average of 6.2%. Percentagewise, the fastest growing carriers were ZIM (+17.5%) and Hapag-Lloyd (+10.6%).
Last year? overview of the ?ainers and losers?in the first half of 2023 also revealed that MSC (in teu) and ZIM (in %) were the fastest growing carriers. MSC continues to increase its fleet relentlessly through a combination of newbuilding deliveries and the purchase of second-hand tonnage.
Last week? additions to the MSC fleet included the 25 year old Evergreen veteran EVER UNITY, which was renamed MSC UNITY VI, and the 2003-built ALEXANDER BAY, which continues to trade for its new owner under the name MSC BAY IV.
In terms of newbuilding activity, deliveries to the carrier recently took a break of a few weeks, but resumed with the handover of the MSC JULIETTE on 18 July. The 16,616 teu vessel is already the 17th ?axi neo-panamax?that MSC received this year.
