The number of containerships in hot or cold lay-up has fallen to 114, from 136 in the past two weeks.
According to Alphaliner, which warned that newbuild deliveries and M&A activity could reverse the downward trend.
The analyst said the amount of idle cellular tonnage had declined from 520,365 teu to 464,802 teu, or 2.2% of the total global fleet, due to “unusual strength during the traditionally slow winter season”.
Brokers are reporting strong demand in all the …

The post Idle containership numbers fall again, but newbuilds and M&A are a threat appeared first on The Loadstar.

Source: The Loadstar