“Since 2006, the average container ship has doubled in size to 4,580 TEUs and ships with a capacity of more than 12,000 TEUs have accounted for 51% of the fleet’s capacity expansion. Today, just 626 ships provide 36% of the fleet’s capacity, and the trend is set to continue as the large ships dominate the order book,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.
When Emma Maersk was delivered in August 2006, the ship was by far the largest container ship in the world. It is 400 metres...
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