INTRA-ASIA and African trades have been losing out as carriers chase the easy money as container rates soar of routes to Europe and America, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
Alphaliner data published this week shows 43.7 per cent of the total box fleet is now trading on the transpacific and Asia-Europe, the two biggest east-west trades, up from 38.1 per cent year on year.
At the start of this year, 22 per cent of the total cellular fleet was deployed between Asia and North America, up from 17.5 per cent on January 1 2021. Carriers added 1.3 million TEU of capacity onto the transpacific, a 'staggering' 31.2 per cent increase, Alphaliner reported in its latest weekly report.
'The capacity increase was needed to compensate the huge efficiency loss as many ships faced long waiting times at anchorages,' said Alphaliner with ports on the US west coast battling record congestion.
Carriers added 31.2 per cent extra capacity onto the transpacific last year
The capacity in the Asia-Europe trade last year increased by 10.2 per cent, largely due to the delivery of 16,000 to 24,000 TEU newbuildings replacing 13,000 TEU units. Today, 21.7 per cent of the cellular fleet is deployed there, up from 20.6 per cent on January 1 2021, said Alphaliner.
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Alphaliner data published this week shows 43.7 per cent of the total box fleet is now trading on the transpacific and Asia-Europe, the two biggest east-west trades, up from 38.1 per cent year on year.
At the start of this year, 22 per cent of the total cellular fleet was deployed between Asia and North America, up from 17.5 per cent on January 1 2021. Carriers added 1.3 million TEU of capacity onto the transpacific, a 'staggering' 31.2 per cent increase, Alphaliner reported in its latest weekly report.
'The capacity increase was needed to compensate the huge efficiency loss as many ships faced long waiting times at anchorages,' said Alphaliner with ports on the US west coast battling record congestion.
Carriers added 31.2 per cent extra capacity onto the transpacific last year
The capacity in the Asia-Europe trade last year increased by 10.2 per cent, largely due to the delivery of 16,000 to 24,000 TEU newbuildings replacing 13,000 TEU units. Today, 21.7 per cent of the cellular fleet is deployed there, up from 20.6 per cent on January 1 2021, said Alphaliner.
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