Record supply growth pushes container fleet towards 50m teu by 2030

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Sea-Intelligence analysis projects the global containership fleet will grow from 34 million TEU today to 40 million by the second quarter of 2028 and 50 million by 2030. The expansion could create severe oversupply and put substantial downward pressure on freight rates.

The global containership fleet is heading towards an unprecedented 50m teu by 2030, setting the stage for a potentially devastating oversupply crisis and enormous downward pressure on freight rates. New analysis from Sea-Intelligence shows the fleet expanding from today’s 34m teu to 40m teu by the second quarter of 2028 and 50m teu by the …