This statistic portrays the number of container ships in the world merchant fleet between 2011 and 2019. Some 5,502 container ships were serving sea routes worldwide in 2019. China, Japan, and South Korea were the world's major shipbuilding nations in 2018.
Number of container ships in the global merchant fleet from 2011 to 2019
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UNCTAD. (January 24, 2020). Number of container ships in the global merchant fleet from 2011 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198227/forecast-for-global-number-of-containerships-from-2011/
UNCTAD. "Number of container ships in the global merchant fleet from 2011 to 2019." Chart. January 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198227/forecast-for-global-number-of-containerships-from-2011/
UNCTAD. (2020). Number of container ships in the global merchant fleet from 2011 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198227/forecast-for-global-number-of-containerships-from-2011/
UNCTAD. "Number of Container Ships in The Global Merchant Fleet from 2011 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198227/forecast-for-global-number-of-containerships-from-2011/
UNCTAD, Number of container ships in the global merchant fleet from 2011 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198227/forecast-for-global-number-of-containerships-from-2011/ (last visited February 23, 2020)
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