MSC bets on feeders promoting connectivity over capacity

MSC’s unprecedented order for over 100 feeder vessels defies everything shipping economics teaches about overcapacity.

MSC’s aggressive feeder procurement 100+ vessels totaling ~300,000 TEU contradicts traditional commercial logic given industry-wide overcapacity at 18-20%. This divergence signals deeper geopolitical positioning rather than pure market optimization.

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