News / X-Press bucks the trend with order for more new feeder vessels

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By Mike Wackett

06/06/2023

The huge containership orderbook is significantly weighted towards larger vessels, with little investment in recent years in replacement tonnage for the ageing smaller sizes.

Indeed, according to the latest MSI Horizon Monthly Containerships Report, the feeder ship orderbook for vessels up to 3,900 teu represents just 14.9% of the sector fleet, compared to the 43.6% orderbook for ships of more than 7,600 teu.

Moreover, almost a third of the current fleet of feeders are over 15 years old, while a quarter are ...

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