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MSC cuts Asia-Europe capacity, changes 13,000-TEUers for 5,000-TEU ships

GENEVA's Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has removed 13,000-14,000-TEU vessels from its Silk service and replaced them with 4,800-9,500 TEU ships, reports Alphaliner.

The move to slash the Silk service's average weekly capacity to 9,700 TEU, down from 13,500 TEU in July is further evidence of flagging demand on the Asia-North Europe trades and depressed freight rates.

Alphaliner also said that over the slack season, the Swiss carrier will use the 4,814-TEU MSC Manu - its smallest ship on the Asia-Europe run.

The report also said the carrier's Asia-North Europe Lion service has switched some of its 13,000-14,000-TEU ships for 8,000-9,500-TEUers that were taken from the Asia-Mediterranean Dragon and Tiger services. It said the Dragon and Tiger services are now each deploying vessels with an average capacity of over 13,000 TEU, owing to higher rates on this trade.

"As MSC is to receive 20 new ships of over 10,000 TEU in the course of the next 12 months, the shipping line will have the possibility to bring back rapidly its existing Far-East to Europe strings to the 13,000-14,000 TEU level for the next high season," it said.

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MSC move

With less cargo, Europe in trouble & higher fuel costs every shipping line experimenting 10,000 TEU and above vessel will brn hole in its pocket.

For 2 crucial things, filling so much cargo-dependency on NVOCC increases, lowering linear bargaining power & Infrastructure in worlds most populous nations like Indonesia, India, South Africa, doesnot allow bigger vessels on its shores hence interdependency on feeder still remians incaresing the trans-operational costs.

So where exactly is economies of scale here?

RahulMonday, 09.Apr.2012, 12:42

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