Classic panamaxes and traditional post-panamax containerships will bear the brunt of the impact of a pending influx of larger vessels onto the Asia-Europe trades due to a lack of redeployment options, a new study shows.
Smaller intermediate sizes will suffer as larger vessels are cascaded out of the Asia-Europe trade with the anticipated delivery of around 50 ships of 18,000 teu or above this year, according to Maritime Strategies International (MSI).
