ITALIAN-SWISS international shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has taken its secondhand spending spree past the 100-ship mark in the space of just 12 months, essentially adding the equivalent of the entire fleet of Israeli carrier ZIM in a very short timeframe.
Alphaliner reports MSC has bought another four ships recently - The 2,572 TEU Cosmos for US$33 million, the 1,794 TEU Jennifer Schepers for $21 million, the 1,740 TEU Okee Ann Mari for $20 million, and the 3,739 TEU Xin Feng Yangzijiang for $30 million.
The 103-ship figure over the past year includes 85 ships bought and running, as well purchase options on 18 ships of 1,100 to 1,400 TEU that MSC has had on charter from SFL Corporation, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
Alphaliner reckons MSC has added just under 400,000 TEU in capacity via the secondhand market in the last year, the equivalent of the entire fleet size of Wan Hai Lines or ZIM by way of comparison.
"Despite the fast rise in asset values, it is probable that MSC will keep buying tonnage in the next months to address the ongoing shortage of container vessels in the charter market and beat pricey rates and long periods that NOOs demand to fix their ships," Alphaliner stated in its most recent weekly report.
The gap between MSC, in second place, and Maersk at the top of the global liner rankings stands at around 120,000 TEU. When its orderbook is taken into account, MSC is on track to overhaul its 2M partner at the top of the carrier leader board.
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