News / Seaspan sells youngest ever container vessel for scrap as idle fleet nears 1m teu mark

09/08/2016

The idled fleet of containerships is set to grow rapidly in the coming weeks as owners decide to park redundant ships after their time charters expire, rather than scratch around for employment on a hugely depressed spot market.

According to the latest data from Alphaliner, there ...

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