In the fourth quarter of 2021, some 269 million TEU of ship capacity were added to the market. Net deliveries of new merchant ships peaked in the third quarter of 2015, when about 473 million TEU entered the shipping market worldwide.
Net deliveries of new merchant ships worldwide in terms of capacity from the first quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2021 (in million TEU)
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Statista. (April 13, 2022). Net deliveries of new merchant ships worldwide in terms of capacity from the first quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2021 (in million TEU) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268113/net-deliveries-new-ships-worldwide/
Statista. "Net deliveries of new merchant ships worldwide in terms of capacity from the first quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2021 (in million TEU)." Chart. April 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268113/net-deliveries-new-ships-worldwide/
Statista. (2022). Net deliveries of new merchant ships worldwide in terms of capacity from the first quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2021 (in million TEU). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268113/net-deliveries-new-ships-worldwide/
Statista. "Net Deliveries of New Merchant Ships Worldwide in Terms of Capacity from The First Quarter of 2015 to The Fourth Quarter of 2021 (in Million Teu)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268113/net-deliveries-new-ships-worldwide/
Statista, Net deliveries of new merchant ships worldwide in terms of capacity from the first quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2021 (in million TEU) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268113/net-deliveries-new-ships-worldwide/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Net deliveries of new merchant ships worldwide in terms of capacity from the first quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2021 (in million TEU) [Graph], Statista, April 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268113/net-deliveries-new-ships-worldwide/