News / Global container fleet breaches 23m teu as new ULCVs hit the water - and market softens

18/09/2019

A wave of ULCV deliveries this year has pushed the total containership fleet capacity over the 23m teu mark, with the last million slots added in a breath?taking 14 months, according to an Alphaliner report.

However, the newbuilds, mostly consisting of ULCVs, have arrived at a time of softening demand growth across the major tradelanes of ...

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