Global containership fleet increased 9.1 per cent last year to 4,849 ships totalling 14,270,000 TEU, according to industry analyst Alphaliner.
At January 1, the number of ships (cellular and non-cellular) deployed on liner trades reached 5,970 totalling 14,809,000 TEU, up 8.6 per cent in 12 months.
A total of 261 containerships totalling 1,373,000 TEU were delivered last year with an average ship size reaching 5,260 TEU.
Another 31 non-cellular ships (comprising general cargo, reefer and ro-ro vessels) totalling 25,200 TEU joined container trades.
A total 126 containerships totalling 760,000 TEU have been ordered at a cost of about US$9.1 billion, at an average slot cost of $12,000 per TEU.
Alphaliner said 135 containerships totalling 183,800 TEU were taken out of service in 2010, of which 94 totalling 145,317 TEU were scrapped and 41 totalling 38,482 TEU were lost or converted to non-container use.
(Source:www.schednet.com)
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