Idle containership capacity could double by year-end

Trade wars, low scrapping, newbuilding deliveries and unexpected discipline all playing a part, Alphaliner says.

8 August 2018 9:14 GMT Updated 8 August 2018 9:14 GMT

By Andy Pierce

Idle containership capacity could double from present levels by the close of this year, according to Alphaliner.

Its prediction comes with lines busy removing capacity and the end of the peak season just a couple of months away.

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