Idle containership fleet grows a little – but emissions are soaring

Charlie Bartlett technology editor — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:46:36 +0000

The end of the early peak season and a truncated US east coast port strike has led to a lull in active tonnage in the global liner fleet, with Alphaliner pointing to an increase in the number of idle vessels over the past fortnight, to a total 245,000 teu.
“Alphaliner’s latest fortnightly survey, on 21 October, tallied 71 ships with a total capacity of more than 245,000 teu as commercially idle,” ...

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Deferring dry-docking because rates are high could cost shipowners long-term

Gavin van Marle — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:31:38 +0000

An increasing tendency for containership operators to defer dry-docking operations to keep their vessels trading could be building unseen congestion pinch-points for the industry.
Leading hull paint supplier Nippon Paint Marine said a number of vessels due to be dry-docked this month and last had remained trading as liners sought to clear cargo backlogs and capitalise on sky-high freight rates.
Most classification societies stipulate that ocean-going ships need to be dry-docked every ...

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Idle containership fleet grows a little – but emissions are soaring

Deferring dry-docking because rates are high could cost shipowners long-term