Hottest year on record for boxship S&P market
MSC leads from the front by acquiring more than 130 ships in 2021, equivalent to nearly 500,000 teu in capacity
Scramble for tonnage in a frantic post-Covid market drives S&P numbers to record highs. Business is expected to soften in 2022 as fresh market opportunities dwindle, but a capacity shortage points to further premiums being paid for secondhand ships