Here’s a clip from an interesting article featured on the New York Times website this week about life aboard one of the world’s largest cargo ships. The video above and article highlights Maersk Triple-E’s and life aboard MV Mary Maersk, the third ship in the 18,000 TEU Triple-E class. Maersk Line has ordered a total of 20 of the ships to be delivered by the end of 2015.
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container spot freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades saw another week of single-digit declines, in the absence of carrier-led price hikes....
Global container spot freight rates declined for a third consecutive week, with weakening demand and the end of the front-loading surge continuing to weigh on major east-west trade lanes, according...