Clarksons Research has revealed boxship deliveries will drop to their lowest level for more than 10 years in 2019.
It said there will be a "significant" slowdown to 0.8 million teu coming from yards this year, while the total for 2020 will be 1.1 million teu.
Recycling activity is projected to pick up during this period as well.
Clarksons Research is predicting fleet capacity growth at 2.6%