Lay-ups return to pre-crisis levels with only 0.9pc of box fleet idle

THE number of idle containerships has reached a 30-month low with only 71 ships recorded as unemployed, according to an Alphaliner fleet survey.


As of April 25, the Paris-based maritime analysts said on 0.9 per cent of the global cellular container fleet stands idle, accounting for 134,000 TEU, the lowest since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008.


Only two ships of more than 5,000 TEU are idle, but both the 10,062-TEU Zim Djibouti and the 8,440-TEU Zim San Diego are expected to join the new Asia-Europe Express 2 (AEX2) loop soon.
(Source:http://www.schednet.com)