Receive FREE Newsletter
Advanced Search
+

News / Idle tonnage passes a million teu as bigger box ships go into lay-up

idle ships © Eq Roy
© Eq Roy
By

The amount of containership capacity idled has surged again, the latest survey from Alphaliner reporting 315 vessels (1.18 million teu) in lay-up, representing 4.3% of the global fleet.

In its fortnightly review of the inactive container vessel fleet, the consultant recorded a big jump from the ...

To read this article you need to subscribe.

Help us to continue to invest in award-winning independent journalism. For an introductory offer of just £70 a year, or £10 per month, get access to all our daily news stories and opinion. If you are already a registered user, please login below with your current account's email and password to subscribe. If you are not registered and want to subscribe, please register below to subscribe.
Current subscriber
New subscriber

Comment on this article

You must be logged in to post a comment.

    Related Stories

    Topics

    Alphaliner Chinese Golden Week eeSea Idle tonnage OOCL