News / Carriers consider laying-up box ships as blanking fails to prop up rates

03/11/2022

The idled containership fleet has breached the 1m teu capacity milestone – and is set to jump significantly higher as carriers prepare to temporarily suspend services rather than blank sailings.

According to Alphaliner, as of 24 October, the number of inactive containerships either in drydock or ...

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