The liner industry is braced to receive around 400,000 teu of ‘mega vessel’ capacity this year, which is destined for the Asia-Europe trade, and a further 600,000 teu in 2020

Fourth-quarter volume growth was recorded at 3.4% on the Asia-Europe trade, while capacity fell by 1%, according to MDS Transmodal

The three major box trades — the transpacific, transatlantic and Asia-Europe, are all expected to report strong growth rates in 2019, according to MDS Transmodal

Transatlantic box numbers rose by 10% in the third quarter of 2018 compared with last year, according to MDS Transmodal

Volume growth for the first half of 2018 came in at a moderate 3.2%, according to CTS