Containership orderbook heads towards 16m teu

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The global containership orderbook has surpassed 15 million TEU, with further megamax contracts expected to push it close to 16 million TEU by year-end. Alphaliner data indicate that roughly 40 additional large containerships are expected to be ordered.

The containership industry’s extraordinary ordering spree is showing no signs of slowing, with the global orderbook now exceeding 15m teu and another wave of megamax contracts poised to push the total towards 16m teu before the end of the year. The latest figures from Alphaliner show that approximately 40 additional large containerships are expected to …