MSC and CMA CGM are continuing to grow their fleets with second-hand vessel acquisitions and newbuilding orders.
MSC, already set to overtake Maersk Line as the world’s largest liner operator, was reported by brokers to have acquired the 2014-built 4,896TEU X-Press Jersey and the 2015-built 5,001TEU X-Press Guernsey from Singapore-based Sea Consortium, parent of X-Press Feeders.
The total reported purchase price of US$210 million is a new record for Panamax boxships of this age, according to...
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