World fleet changes, November 2010

摘要

As of November 2010, the world fleet of container carrying vessels stood at 4,883 ships aggregating 14.12 million TEU. This was up about 9.9% on the situation 12 months ago with growth much stronger than that registered in 2009 (up 6.3%) over 2008. For the second year in succession, however, the newbuilds backlog slumped, as very few contracts were placed, despite a pick-up in activity since the summer months.