THE world’s No 1 container transporter Maersk contracted in 2020 by two percent, while No 2 Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) became 2.4 percent, narrowing the hole to 251,000 TEU, as per Paris-based consultancy Alphaliner.
While the Maersk armada contracted, Geneva-put together MSC has 10 boats with respect to arrange totalling 179,280 TEU, contrasted and Maersk’s 21 more modest boats of 54,558 TEU.
Maersk is one of four transporters to have diminished its armadas in 2020, however will at present completion the year with a 17 percent piece of the pie.
MSC united its situation in runner up with the expansion of 89,879 TEU, taking it to 3.85 million TEU.
In any case, its sanctioned armada would become further if four 24,000-TEU ships requested as of late by Chinese lessor BoComm Leasing were added to the rundown.
Eight transporters expanded their armada in 2020, with the biggest limit acquires made by South Korean administrator HMM and France’s CMA CGM.
Cosco Shipping Lines is the third-biggest liner administrator by armada limit. Gee moved from the number 10 space into eighth spot, after a 85 percent limit increment.
Yet, French transportation goliath, CMA CGM added the best number of boats at 64 units. CMA CGM stays in fourth spot. It was surpassed by Cosco Shipping Lines in July 2018, when the China Cosco Shipping arm took over Hong Kong-based OOCL.
Cosco’s armada grew a further 2.9 percent this year to a little more than 3,000,000 TEU.
However, CMA CGM is required to recover third spot from Cosco ahead of schedule one year from now with the conveyance of the last five of every a progression of nine 23,115-TEU newbuilds.
South Korea’s HMM (Hyundai Merchant Marine) was the solitary transporter to extend, indicating noteworthy development in newbuilds – 12 boats of 23,792 TEU in a half year.
Israeli administrator Zim and Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines saw their armadas develop by 22.8 percent and 15.6 percent, separately year on year.
Alphaliner said the greatest failure was Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) , which saw its armada contract by 28.9 percent, tumbling from 10th to twelfth spot in the rankings.
