SWISS-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is set to boost its carrying capacity by 30% after making a deal with a German shipfinancier to order ten 6,700-TEU ships from Daewoo. MSC currently has a carrying capacity of 220,500 TEU, which will be boosted to 287,500 TEU if all ten ships are ordered. So far, five units are firm orders, while the remaining five are options.

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