The “madness” of ex-Asia container rates is driving more un-boxing of containerised cargo.
And the resulting bounceback for breakbulk is providing a boon for secondary ports and shortsea shipping, according to chartering specialist Ahlers.
“New opportunities are arising for breakbulk, MPVs [multipurpose vessels] and ro-ro carriers,” the company said.
“Alongside some bigger MPVs being chartered for carrying containers, there is an increase in cargo volumes due to more containerised cargo coming back to …
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