Shipping lines exploit economies of scale by deploying ultra-large container vessels, spreading fixed costs – vessel financing, crew wages, port fees – across a far greater number of boxes per voyage and sharply reducing cost per TEU.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship#Economies_of_scale
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