Page 8: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (February 2023)

By the Numbers

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Container Ships Line Up

In 2021-22, “line up” in the containershipping industry meant line up and wait outside ports for days, if not weeks at a time awaiting a slot to unload. In ‘23 and beyond it might mean lining up for a slot at the scrapyard, as the once bullish sector has turned decidedly bearish as trade patterns change and global recession looms.

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Age Group# of VesselsTotal Value ($)

On Order 983 75,995 0 - 5 623 32,525 5 - 10 837 46,612 10 - 15 1,121 40,869 15 - 20 1,596 32,133 20 - 25 677 9,639 25 - 30 409 2,629 30 - 35 59 390 35 - 40 16 95 40 - 45 10 68 45 - 50 1 2

Grand Total 6,332 240,957 2nd Hand S&P Transactions

Sale Date # of Vessels Total Spent ($)

Jan ‘22 52 1,178

Feb ‘22 35 683

Mar ‘22 70 1,364

Apr ‘22 79 1,648

May ‘22 49 1,355

Jun ‘22 37 887

Jul ‘22 38 694

Aug ‘22 27 503

Sep ‘22 35 489

Oct ‘22 54 1,194

Nov ‘22 46 810

Dec ‘22 52 1,136

Jan ‘23 58 1,172

Top 10 Containership Owners by $

Company # Vessels Vaule ($)

MSC 440 17,223

CMA CGM 225 15,035

Moller Maersk 265 14,834

Seaspan Corp 181 13,249

COSCO Shipping Lines 198 11,115

Evergreen Marine 159 9,994

Hapag Lloyd 108 7,617

BoComm Financial 96 6,867

OOCL 75 6,475

Shoei Kisen 71 5,691

Grand Total 1,818 108,099 8 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2023

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