Maersk, among the world’s largest
container shipping lines, has initiated talks with Indian shipyards to build
these smaller container vessels, Amdi Krogh, the carrier’s global head of ocean
assets partnering, told Business Standard.
The shipping line, which on Friday
became the first international player to order containers from an Indian
manufacturer — DCM Containers — is also looking to source a larger share of its
container demand from India, Krogh said. He did not specify details of the
discussions with shipyards or container manufacturers. The longer-term
goal is to build bigger vessels in India once capacity expands, Krogh said.