For
the first time in more than a quarter of a century, Maersk is on track to lose
its mantle as the world’s largest container line.
Mediterranean
Shipping Co (MSC), now run by former Maersk COO, Soren Toft, has been hoovering
up secondhand tonnage in a massive way over the last six months. Combined with
new orders for 24,000 teu ships, MSC is now set to overhaul its 2M partner,
Maersk, at the top of the global rankings, according to updated data from
Alphaliner.
In a report from last November Copenhagen-based
Sea-Intelligence said that Maersk is pursuing
a strategy focused on profitability rather than size.
“But ‘losing’ the #1 ranking spot, which the carrier has had
for a quarter of a century, would still likely have some emotional impact in
Copenhagen,” the analysts observed.
MSC became the world’s second-largest carrier in 2004, and
since then, it and Maersk have continued to top the global ranking table
compiled by Alphaliner.
MSC’s latest dive into the secondhand markets see it linked to
three ships.
According to Clarksons, MSC has moved to acquire the
2004-built 1,850 teu Acacia Makoto from China’s Qingdao
Pengteng for $6.95m, the 2009-built 1,730 teu Voronezh from
Fesco for $9m, and the 2006-built 1,732 teu RHL Aurora from
Hamburger Lloyd for $6.5m. VesselsValue places a market value of $6.4m, $9.46m,
and $7.44m on the three ships.
While MSC is set to overtake Maersk in terms of operating
capacity when its order book delivers, in terms of actual owned tonnage in teu
terms, the Danish carrier remains very dominant, currently owning more than
twice as much of its box fleet compared to its Geneva counterpart.
Source; https://splash247.com/msc-topples-maersk-at-the-top-of-the-box-rankings/
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