News / Smaller vessels bound for the scrapheap as capacity mismatch widens

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The box shipping fleet has reached its highest average age since records began, according to research by Bimco, with a great number – overwhelmingly in the smaller size range – set for demolition.

The Loadstar has long reported on the disparity between demand for smaller vessels on feeder and shortsea routes and major carrier disinterest in ordering new ones.

And this shows no sign of abating, according to the latest research, which finds that vessels under 8,000 teu are ...