CONTAINER shipping has now passed a significant milestone recently according to industry analyst Alphaliner, reports Fort Lauderdale's Maritime Executive.
It comes as the sector continues to grow and they expect the era of the large ships will expand as carriers look to economies of scale to counter to stricter emissions regulations.
Paris-based Alphaliner notes that the largest category of containerships, the capacity of 23,000 to 24,000 TEU, now called megamaxes, topped a total capacity of four million TEU, and now stands at 4.01 million TEU with more growth expected as more newbuilds deliver and the next wave of shipbuilding orders is placed.
The report calculates that megamaxes will account for the vast majority of the total capacity on the routes between Asia and Europe. They have replaced the neo-Panamax vessels as operators turned to economies of scale.
Recently, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, OOCL, and ONE have all introduced their mega ships. They followed the example set by HMM, Evergreen, and CMA CGM that pushed the limit beyond the 18,000 to 20,000 TEU threshold.
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It comes as the sector continues to grow and they expect the era of the large ships will expand as carriers look to economies of scale to counter to stricter emissions regulations.
Paris-based Alphaliner notes that the largest category of containerships, the capacity of 23,000 to 24,000 TEU, now called megamaxes, topped a total capacity of four million TEU, and now stands at 4.01 million TEU with more growth expected as more newbuilds deliver and the next wave of shipbuilding orders is placed.
The report calculates that megamaxes will account for the vast majority of the total capacity on the routes between Asia and Europe. They have replaced the neo-Panamax vessels as operators turned to economies of scale.
Recently, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, OOCL, and ONE have all introduced their mega ships. They followed the example set by HMM, Evergreen, and CMA CGM that pushed the limit beyond the 18,000 to 20,000 TEU threshold.
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