The new generation of megaships are a permanent aspect of the port and shipping industry, according to Michael White, president of Maersk Line North America.
And, he told the Journal of Commerce, ocean carriers really must cooperate more to ensure that ports can handle the increase in volumes.
This is a similar sentiment to that expressed by Port Technology, when it reported that the increase in ship sizes could be dealt with via the formation of terminal alliances. This, it added, in a bid to reduce the effects of larger alliances, larger ships and the cascading of mega-ships.
