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Maersk overtakes Cosco to top intra-Asia capacity rankings

Maersk has overtaken Cosco to become the largest container shipping line in the intra-Asia market by deployed capacity, according to the latest analysis by Alphaliner. The analyst's mid-August review revealed capacity on the intra-Asia trade grew 6.2% year on year to just below 2.6m teu.

Maersk overtakes Cosco to top intra-Asia capacity rankings

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Maersk has overtaken Cosco to become the largest container shipping line in the intra-Asia market by deployed capacity, according to the latest analysis by Alphaliner.

The analyst's mid-August review revealed capacity on the intra-Asia trade grew 6.2% year on year to just below 2.6m teu.

This was slightly ahead of the global container fleet's growth of more than 5% over the same period, underlining the continued expansion and competitiveness of the...

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Maersk has overtaken Cosco to become the largest container shipping line in the intra-Asia market by deployed capacity, according to the latest analysis by Alphaliner. The analyst's mid-August review revealed capacity on the intra-Asia trade grew 6.2% year on year to just below 2.6m teu. This was slightly ahead of the global container fleet's growth of more than 5% over the same period, underlining the continued expansion and competitiveness of the...

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