News / Asia-Europe still soaking up new tonnage – but Latin America the market to watch

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A total of 2.92m teu of new capacity was added to the global container shipping fleet over the course of 2024, the lion’s share of new tonnage being assigned to the Asia-Europe trades, according to new analysis by Alphaliner.

While the global fleet increased by 10.6%, over 2023, the liner consultant recorded fleet growth on the Asia-Europe trades at 31%, which meant that some 59% of the new ships delivered were deployed between Asian and North European and Mediterranean ports.

“When Alphaliner ...