In February of this year, Maersk Line signed a $1.9 billion dollar order for ten 18,000 TEU container ships. Larger than the current 15,550 Emma Maersk class, the new Triple E’s are destined to trade Asia to Europe in a market Maersk claims has a 14% annual growth potential. The ships bring a new standard of energy efficiency to the lane and reportedly change the container game – again. The initial order of ten ships at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding was backed by options for twenty additional vessels.
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