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By Mike Wackett
Over 120 idled containerships have been reactivated since 22 June, according to Alphaliner, as green shoots of a peak season slowly emerge.
As at 6 July, the consultant recorded an inactive fleet of 375 vessels with a capacity of 1.85m teu, significantly down from the 453 ships for 2.32m teu reported to be in hot and cold lay-up just two weeks earlier.
“The inactive fleet capacity level has dropped to below the 2m teu mark for the first time since mid-February, indicating ...
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