News / The number of redundant containerships in lay-up is at its highest for 18 months

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Some 90,000 teu of cellular capacity was consigned to lay-up in the past two weeks, taking redundant tonnage to its highest level since March 2014, according to liner shipping analysts Alphaliner.

Significantly, the list of 208 ships, or some 673,000 teu, includes four containerships of 13,000 teu or over – two operated by MSC and one each by APL and UASC.

The 13,892 teu APL Temasek has been at anchor since 10 August, a casualty of blanked sailings and service curtailments by ...