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Size Not the Main Goal, Shippers Say, as MSC Overtakes Maersk
Swiss-based container group MSC has overtaken Denmark's Maersk as the world's biggest shipper, the company said, confirming data from intelligence provider Alphaliner.
After taking delivery of several ships last year, MSC or Mediterranean Shipping Company has capacity to move the equivalent of 4,284 million twenty-foot containers, Alphaliner said. That compares with Maersk's 4,282 million.
Both companies, which according to Alphaliner hold markets share of around 17%, said size was not the objective.
Asked for comment, Maersk, which has been the biggest shipper for decades, referred to comments made by CEO Soren Skou in May.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/size-not-main-goal-shippers-say-msc-493290