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Industry mocks McKinsey's 50,000-TEUer prediction as 'insane'
CONSULTANTS McKinsey's forecast that autonomous containerships with a carrying capacity of 50,000-TEU would be deployed on the world's trade lanes by 2067 has been dismissed as neither needed nor possible by shipping executives at a Hong Kong conference.
CEO SeaIntel Maritime Analysis Alan Murphy described the concept of a 50,000-TEU ship as "absolutely insane" and because a ship that size would not work.He said with the 24,000-25,000 TEU box ship you were already "looking at the edge of what makes sense", reported Seatrade Maritime News, Colchester, UK.
"There is no demand for 50,000- TEU ships," according to CEO Ocean Network Express (ONE) Jeremy Nixon.
With megaships already cutting the numbers of services on the Asia-Europe trade, he questioned if customers would really want just five or six weekly services with 50,000 TEU capacity ships.
From the terminal operator's perspective, Hutchison Port Holdings managing director Eric Ip said that having already made major capex investments in upgraded infrastructure to handle megaships, "we sent a firm signal to liner operators that that is enough".
"If you want to buy anything larger than 20,000 TEU please try and handle it in the middle of the sea," said Mr Ip.
CEO SeaIntel Maritime Analysis Alan Murphy described the concept of a 50,000-TEU ship as "absolutely insane" and because a ship that size would not work.He said with the 24,000-25,000 TEU box ship you were already "looking at the edge of what makes sense", reported Seatrade Maritime News, Colchester, UK.
"There is no demand for 50,000- TEU ships," according to CEO Ocean Network Express (ONE) Jeremy Nixon.
With megaships already cutting the numbers of services on the Asia-Europe trade, he questioned if customers would really want just five or six weekly services with 50,000 TEU capacity ships.
From the terminal operator's perspective, Hutchison Port Holdings managing director Eric Ip said that having already made major capex investments in upgraded infrastructure to handle megaships, "we sent a firm signal to liner operators that that is enough".
"If you want to buy anything larger than 20,000 TEU please try and handle it in the middle of the sea," said Mr Ip.
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