Swiss-headquartered containerline Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) continues to build its fleet at a rapid pace according to the latest Shipping Intelligence Weekly by Clarksons Research.

Clarksons is reporting that MSC has snapped up the 2006-built 2,732 TEU boxship pair Telemann and Bomar Spring from Borealis Maritime, paying a total of $15m. VesselsValue places a market value of around $14.5m on the pair.

MSC has been particularly active in the secondhand market of late. According to Alphaliner, not including this latest deal, the company has bought 16 ships worth more than $260m in the last four months.

Analysts Sea-Intelligence suggested in a report last month that MSC might soon overtake its 2M partner Maersk as the world’s largest carrier.