The previous annual record on new orders for container ship capacity has already been breached, in less than eight months, according to a Baltic & International Maritime Council (BIMCO) report, with 619 container vessels being now on order for future delivery, 381 in 2021 alone.
Although, never has 3.44 million TEU being ordered in such a short time span, still, it’s not a record for the total orderbook, as 6.8 million TEU were on order by the end of July 2008, compared to 5.3 million TEU today.
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