MSC has continued its ship acquisition spree with the 2nd of 4 Panamax ships
taken from Chinese operator Safetrans delivered last week. The 4,173 teu SFT
EGYPT has joined MSC as the MSC BANJUL IV on 21 August, following the SFT CHINA
(renamed MSC TIA V) that had joined earlies on 3 July. 2 more ships (SFT TURKEY
and SFT SAUDI) will follow in September, bringing the total number of ships it
acquired in 2024 to 36 units.
Safetrans has opted to cash out on the 4 ships that it bought at attractive