News / Straight from shipyard to anchorage – long-term ULCV lay-ups loom

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The liner industry is set for a potential spike in idled containerships this winter, as the blanking and sliding strategies of ocean carriers is replaced by the widespread lay-up of surplus tonnage.

The adoption of longer-term “winter schedules” by carriers is seen as a more stabilising capacity management tool than seemingly ad-hoc blanking programmes. Carriers will be able to temporarily rejig their networks and idle ships not required.

And the delivery of yet more 24,000 teu ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) could not ...