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Date: 08/11/2024

Record number of container ships delivered
 
Shipyards’ deliveries of container ships have reached a new annual record in 2024, according to the latest update from BIMCO. A total of 410 ships with a capacity of 2.5 m TEU have been delivered, surpassing the previous full-year high of 2.3 m TEU in 2023. As recycling of older ships has remained low, the deliveries have increased the size of the container fleet by 2.4 million TEU (8.7%) since the beginning of 2024. The container fleet now consists of 6,699 ships with a capacity of 30.4 million TEU. The order book dipped to 5.9 million TEU in early June but is now back at 7.6 million TEU, 25% of the size of the total fleet, as per a report.
 
source: Exim News Service: London, Nov. 7