News / There are enough containers for global trade – they're just in the wrong places

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27/04/2021

The global container availability crisis is unlikely to ease before the end of the year – despite 2021 likely being a record-breaker in terms of new boxes delivered.

According to John Fossey, senior analyst of container equipment at Drewry Shipping Consultants, around 1.4m teu of new ...

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Philip Embiricos
April 27, 2021 at 2:24 pm
the number of total containers available is below the normal 2 to1 ratio of container fleet to container ship fleet in TEUs
Att present cost of replacement container owners can delay the scrapping of their older units through maintenance

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