News / Containership capacity: owners hoping it's the start of improved returns

26/04/2017

Idled containership capacity has shrunk by 28% in the past two weeks to 696,000 teu, according to Alphaliner.

And the maritime consultant said it expected the laid-up cellular fleet to dip below 500,000 teu by June.

Alphaliner attributed the dramatic “sharpest-ever decline” to a “scramble” by carriers to roll out ...

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