Dtewry: Big ships too costly for carriers to idle

摘要

Although the container lines are idling more ships, many fewer have been taken out of service compared to last year, according to Drewry Maritime Research's latest issue of Container Insight. Drewry says the industry trend is to cancel sailings when needed rather than canceling whole services, especially those that involve ships with capacities of 8,000 TEUs or more. According to Drewry s latest data, 175 vessels with a joint capacity of 516,800 TEUs were idled in mid-January, compared to only 152 vessels offering a capacity of 239,000 TEUs idled in September 2013.