'Flexible' new mid-size containerships see carriers better prepared for crashing demand
Emergent trends in shipbuilding demonstrate how carriers are building capacity management into their fleets at ...
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By Mike Wackett
The containership demolition market is set to rebound this year as owners weed out the oldest and dirtiest vessels from their fleets ahead of the IMO 2020 low-sulphur regulations.
According to London shipbroker Braemar ACM, 10 container vessels have been scrapped so far in 2019, compared with just one ship at the same time a year ago, and a total of only 54 container vessels that were sent to the breakers yards in the full 12-month period.
Higher charter hire rates in ...
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