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Maersk raises Samba capacity 68%

South America

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The ocean carrier Maersk Line, along with subsidiary Safmarine, has begun the process of raising capacity on its weekly Europe-east coast of South America Samba loop by increasing the size of the vessels. The carrier will replace five of the seven vessels currently deployed on the Samba, increasing average ship capacity on the service from 3,913 TEUs to 6,558 TEUs, an increase of nearly 68 percent, once complete. This move comes just a few weeks after...

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