Cap San class breaks records

摘要

The continued influx of new ultra large container vessels onto the main Far East-Europe trades has led to a large number of vessels being cascaded onto other trade lanes that historically have been served by smaller vessels. One area that has seen the size of vessels increase dramatically in recent years is the Latin American trades. According to figures from Drewry Maritime Research, between July 2010 and July 2013 the average ship size on the Asia-East Coast South America trades grew from 4,193 teu to 6,422 teu, an increase of 41 per cent. On the Europe-East Coast South America trade, the average ship size grew from 4,420 teu to 6,422 teu, an increase of 45.3 per cent. And on the third trade area, Asia-West Coast South America, the average size increased by 87 per cent, from 3,289 teu to 6,165 teu.