Container ship fleet capacity up 15.3%, extra services launched
Year-to-date, total capacity of active container ship fleet rose by 15.3%. The increasing volume was due to a record surge in global container traffic, the Journal of Commerce reports.
The active fleet stands at 13.32 million 20-foot equivalent units compared with 11.55 million TEUs on Jan. 1, according to Paris-based research consultancy Alphaliner.
The 1.78 million-TEU increase comprises 740,000 TEUs of new ships and 1.16 million TEUs of previously idled capacity now re-activated while 120,000 TEUs has been removed through scrapping and conversion to other ship types.
The total cellular container ship fleet, both active and idle, has grown to 13.67 million TEUs from 13.06 million TEUs at the beginning of 2010.
Despite the arrival of new vessels, the idled fleet has shrunk from 1.51 million TEUs at the beginning of the year to 350,000 TEUs at the end of June.
All of the top 20 ocean carriers increased capacity over the past six months except Japan's NYK which has slimmed down as it pursues a strategy of lessening its exposure to liner shipping.
The active fleet stands at 13.32 million 20-foot equivalent units compared with 11.55 million TEUs on Jan. 1, according to Paris-based research consultancy Alphaliner.
The 1.78 million-TEU increase comprises 740,000 TEUs of new ships and 1.16 million TEUs of previously idled capacity now re-activated while 120,000 TEUs has been removed through scrapping and conversion to other ship types.
The total cellular container ship fleet, both active and idle, has grown to 13.67 million TEUs from 13.06 million TEUs at the beginning of 2010.
Despite the arrival of new vessels, the idled fleet has shrunk from 1.51 million TEUs at the beginning of the year to 350,000 TEUs at the end of June.
All of the top 20 ocean carriers increased capacity over the past six months except Japan's NYK which has slimmed down as it pursues a strategy of lessening its exposure to liner shipping.