Carriers need to box clever with equipment as new and used prices soar

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Ocean carriers are doing whatever it takes to hold onto chartered ships, and are investing heavily in container control systems to maximise their box fleets.
During a press briefing this month, Hapag-Lloyd chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen said current market conditions had increased container usage time by some 20%, compared with pre-pandemic.
“In reality, this means you need about 20% more boxes to transport the same amount of goods,” he said.
Notwithstanding increased …

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