Why MSC keeps buying secondhand containerships 　MSCが中古コンテナ船を買い続ける理由とは

500 ships acquired in six years as fleet expansion continues despite an orderbook of about 3mn TEU

6年間で500隻取得、約300万TEUの新造船発注残でも止まらない船隊拡大

　The world’s largest container shipping company, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), continues to buy secondhand containerships. According to Alphaliner data as of September 7, MSC’s operated fleet stood at 7,396,906 TEU, representing 21.5% of global capacity and exceeding second-ranked Maersk by about 2.65mn TEU.

■The full article covers the following points (approximately 2,000 Japanese characters)

→ Why MSC continues to buy secondhand containerships despite operating about 7.4mn TEU, more than 21% of global capacity

→ 500 ships acquired in just six years: the extraordinary scale of acquisitions by the world’s largest container shipping company in the secondhand market

→ About 3mn TEU of newbuildings already on order, yet even ships built in 2002 remain acquisition targets – what is MSC seeking?

→ From “adding more ships” to “controlling its own fleet”: MSC’s strategy to reduce dependence on chartered tonnage

→ High freight rates and tight vessel supply: what MSC’s moves reveal about the next competitive battleground in container shipping

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MSCが中古コンテナ船を買い続ける理由とは

6年間で500隻取得、約300万TEUの新造船発注残でも止まらない船隊拡大

　世界最大のコンテナ船社、MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company)が、中古コンテナ船を買い続けている。Alphalinerの9月7日時点のデータによると、MSCの運航船腹量は739万6,906TEUと世界の21.5%を占め、2位Maerskを約265万TEU上回る。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約2,000文字）

→ 約740万TEU、世界シェア21%超。それでもMSCが中古コンテナ船を買い続ける理由とは

→ わずか6年間で累計500隻を取得。世界最大の船社が中古船市場で続ける異例の買い

→ 約300万TEUの新造船を発注済み、それでも2002年建造船まで取得対象とする狙い

→ 「船を増やす」から「船を自ら動かす」へ、用船依存を減らすMSCの船隊戦略

→ 高運賃と船腹不足が続くコンテナ市場、MSCの動きから見える次の競争軸

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