The capacity of the largest container ships afloat has risen from around 14,000 before the financial crisis to just under 20,000 today. Container vessels are taking the place of supertankers as the “monsters of the seas”.
The move towards ever bigger vessels poses a risk to ports which lack the capacity to handle them. International trade is shifting towards huge pivotal hubs. Meanwhile smaller ports are losing many of their direct connections.
To avoid this fate, port authorities in some countries are now investing heavily in upgrading their infrastructure, to handle larger vessels. But what about the reefer cargo that is utmost “transit time sensitive” ? These big hubs are not always “reefer-friendly” ports !
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