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Close-up of the bow of a large MSC container ship cutting through open sea, symbolizing global shipping power and transformation

MSC’s 7M TEU milestone: The dawn of capacity hegemony

07/11/202508/11/2025

The seas now belong to one titan. MSC has crossed the seven-million-TEU threshold—a scale of power no carrier has ever touched. This is not just dominance; it is the reshaping of global trade itself

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Asia-Europe trade drives 2024 container shipping capacity growth

05/01/202513/02/2025

Global container fleet capacity surged by 10.6% in 2024, with the Asia-Europe trade absorbing 59% of new tonnage, reshaping global shipping dynamics, according to Alphaliner