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News / Straight from shipyard to anchorage – long-term ULCV lay-ups loom

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The liner industry is set for a potential spike in idled containerships this winter, as the blanking and sliding strategies of ocean carriers is replaced by the widespread lay-up of surplus tonnage.

The adoption of longer-term “winter schedules” by carriers is seen as a more stabilising ...

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