Four of the seven new entrants into Sea-Intelligence’s list of the world’s 50 largest liner operators are from China, as they rode on soaring freight rates to break into long-haul routes and expand their fleets.
Leading the upstarts is China United Lines (CULines), which was not even in the top 100 at the outset of the pandemic in 2020, but now has a capacity of 82,000 TEU and is the world’s 24th largest carrier.
Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy said, “They (CULines) are one of the very clear...
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