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‘Fully employed’: Container shipping spared crippling double-digit capacity growth in 2024

Lines hoovered up tonnage for Asia-Europe trade

The 16,600-teu Alexandra Maersk (built 2024) went via the Cape of Good Hope from Asia to Europe on its first maiden voyage.
The 16,600-teu Alexandra Maersk (built 2024) went via the Cape of Good Hope from Asia to Europe on its first maiden voyage.Photo: Stephen Waller/AP Moller-Maersk
TradeWinds correspondentLondon
Published 31 December 2024, 11:28Updated 31 December 2024, 11:55
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