3 ms·

Is there vertical integration in the shipping + container industry? I imagine Hyundai, Maersk, etc. could buy or start some container manufacturers, but it sou

• bkor 9y ago
  Maersk used to produce their own refrigerated containers. I think this has stopped as Chinese manufactures are just way cheaper than doing this yourself. Maybe the highly specific 'super freezer' containers (stuff to transport fish at - 60 Celsius see http://www.maerskline.com/~/media/maersk-line/reefer-cargo/frozen/superfreezer.pdf http://www.maerskline.com/~/media/maersk-line/reefer-cargo/f...) are still created themselves, but doubt it. Regarding this article: either you lease more containers to handle a peak season, or you choose to just have a bigger container fleet. I question if it really makes sense to lease containers only during a peak season. If you already bought those containers last year then increased prices this year doesn't affect things as much as this article pretends: you still have your entire container fleet. Containers yet reused and written off over many years (e.g. 8+.. though just guessing), it is not a one-off activity!