container ships in the world's merchant fleet.
In 2023 the world merchant container ship fleet had a capacity of around 227 million metric tons deadweight. As of January 2021, there were 5,307 Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade from 1980 to 2023 (in million dwt)
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Other statistics that may interest you Container shipping worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global maritime trade carried by containers 1980-2023
- Basic Statistic Containerized cargo flows 2022, by trade route
- Premium Statistic Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade 1980-2023
- Premium Statistic YoY change in global container fleet capacity 2020-2024
- Premium Statistic Share of the container fleet capacity not utilized 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Global container ship TEU capacity deployment by trade route 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Merchant container ship fleet size of selected regions 1996-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of merchant ships by type 2022
Container terminals
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- Premium Statistic Global container port capacity 2002-2024
- Premium Statistic Global container port throughput 2012-2027
- Premium Statistic Global container shipping throughput 2016-2023
- Premium Statistic Sea container terminals by size 2022
- Premium Statistic Largest container ports worldwide based on throughput 2022
- Premium Statistic Median time spent in port by container ships worldwide by segment 2021
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Major marine terminal operators worldwide based on throughput 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading ocean freight forwarders worldwide based on TEUs 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading container ship operators based on total TEUs 2024
- Premium Statistic Leading container ship operators - share of world liner fleet 2024
- Premium Statistic Shanghai International Port's revenue FY 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic PSA International - revenue 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic Kuehne + Nagel 's worldwide revenue 2006-2023
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Sinotrans 2010-2022
Further related statistics
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- Hamburg Sud - number of container ships 2014
- Number of container ships of the global - fleet based on nominal TEUs
- Volume of bulk materials shipped by sea from 1970 to 2008
- Seaborne shipping volume of crude oil and oil products from 1970 to 2008
- Forecast for global number of containerships by nominal TEU 2011-2014
- Capacity of the container ship fleet worldwide 2020-2024
- International sea shipping lane trade growth in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013
- Belfast port inward sea freight in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
- Milford Haven port inward sea freight in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
- Liverpool port outward sea freight in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2019
- Container export at South Korean Busan port 2012-2017
- Bristol port inward sea freight in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
- Southampton port inward sea freight in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
- Milford Haven port outward sea freight in the UK 2000-2020
- Container transshipment at Busan port South Korea 2013-2022
- Number of port calls from container ships in major ports in Denmark 2019
- Italy: number of berths in Sicily 2017, by port captaincy
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Statistics
- Hamburg Sud - number of container ships 2014
- Number of container ships of the global - fleet based on nominal TEUs
- Volume of bulk materials shipped by sea from 1970 to 2008
- Seaborne shipping volume of crude oil and oil products from 1970 to 2008
- Forecast for global number of containerships by nominal TEU 2011-2014
- Capacity of the container ship fleet worldwide 2020-2024
- International sea shipping lane trade growth in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013
- Belfast port inward sea freight in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
- Milford Haven port inward sea freight in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
- Liverpool port outward sea freight in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2019
- Container export at South Korean Busan port 2012-2017
- Bristol port inward sea freight in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
- Southampton port inward sea freight in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
- Milford Haven port outward sea freight in the UK 2000-2020
- Container transshipment at Busan port South Korea 2013-2022
- Number of port calls from container ships in major ports in Denmark 2019
- Italy: number of berths in Sicily 2017, by port captaincy
UNCTAD. (April 16, 2024). Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade from 1980 to 2023 (in million dwt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267603/capacity-of-container-ships-in-the-global-seaborne-trade/
UNCTAD. "Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade from 1980 to 2023 (in million dwt)." Chart. April 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267603/capacity-of-container-ships-in-the-global-seaborne-trade/
UNCTAD. (2024). Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade from 1980 to 2023 (in million dwt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267603/capacity-of-container-ships-in-the-global-seaborne-trade/
UNCTAD. "Capacity of Container Ships in Seaborne Trade from 1980 to 2023 (in Million Dwt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267603/capacity-of-container-ships-in-the-global-seaborne-trade/
UNCTAD, Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade from 1980 to 2023 (in million dwt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267603/capacity-of-container-ships-in-the-global-seaborne-trade/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade from 1980 to 2023 (in million dwt) [Graph], UNCTAD, April 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267603/capacity-of-container-ships-in-the-global-seaborne-trade/