Fuel concerns see operators favouring direct boxship orders over long-term charters

The dilemma over alternative fuels and financing means that liner operators are more inclined to order newbuildings themselves, rather than turning to tonnage providers.

As a result, these non-operating owners’ fleets remain lower than pre-Covid-19 days.

Tonnage providers have seen net fleet additions for the first time in nearly four years, as newbuilding deliveries finally outpace ship sales, according to Alphaliner’s report today (13 March).

Newbuilding deliveries added 86 ships of 342,000 TEUs...

https://container-news.com/fuel-concerns-see-operators-favouring-direct-boxship-orders-over-long-term-charters/

Red Sea crisis spurs surge in TEU capacity: Newbuildings fully absorbed

The total container ship capacity deployed on trades affected by the Red Sea crisis has increased by 1.26 million TEUs since October 2023, driven mainly by vessel diversions to the Cape of Good Hope, according to the latest Linerlytica report.

The Far East-Mediterranean recorded the largest jump of 610,000 TEUs, accounting for half of the increased capacity over the period, followed by the Far East-North Europe route at 260,000 TEUs.

“The increased demand for tonnage has fully absorbed all of the...

https://container-news.com/red-sea-crisis-spurs-surge-in-teu-capacity-newbuildings-fully-absorbed/

Peak in scrubber-installed boxship fleet

The number of scrubber-fitted container ships is now at an all-time high of 36% of the global boxship fleet, due mainly to MSC’s preference for exhaust-cleaning systems, according to Alphaliner’s report.

As of January, there are 10.3 million TEUs of scrubber-installed container ships, up 1.8 million TEUs from a year ago.

MSC accounted for more than 890,000 TEUs in new scrubber-fitted vessels, through an equal combination of newbuildings and second-hand purchases. The Swiss-Italian market leader...

https://container-news.com/peak-in-scrubber-installed-boxship-fleet/

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