At the start of 2014 there were 899 ships of 3,000+ TEU, with a beam of less than 32.3m– the maximum able to currently transit the Panama Canal – in the global containership fleet. They accounted for 3.76m TEU, 22% of global fleet capacity. However, since 262 such vessels were ordered in 2006-08, further Panamax contrac-ting has been negligible, as demand for the design has
WORLD SHIPPING
27 January 2014 - 00:00
Panamax Boxships Caught in Perfect Storm?
At the start of 2014 there were 899 ships of 3,000+ TEU, with a beam of less than 32.3m– the maximum able to currently transit the Panama Canal – in the global containership fleet. They accounted for 3.76m TEU, 22% of global fleet capacity. However, since 262 such vessels were ordered in 2006-08, further Panamax contrac-ting has been negligible, as demand for the design has
WORLD SHIPPING
27 January 2014 - 00:00
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