Carlyle Group is poised to lead the biggest-ever private equity investment in the shipping industry, after it set up a joint venture with Seaspan, the US-listed shipowner, aimed at buying $5bn of new container ships.
The announcement is the latest sign of returning investor confidence in container shipping, which suffered its worst-ever year but rebounded sharply in 2010.
It also marks the latest sign of China’s determination to build up its domestic shipping industry.
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