THE LATEST of the Maersk Sealand ships to take to the waters is the 3700 TEU capacity Lars Maersk.
She is to enter the SA Europe Container Service (SAECS) fleet - replacing one of the now historic Big Whites in 2005.
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) spot rates collapsed on Pacific trade routes with a sharp decline of 31% to the US West Coast and 23% to the East Coast.