In December 2019, the combined capacity of container ships worldwide came to around 23 million twenty-foot equivalent units. At the beginning of 2020, it was estimated that the cellular fleet would grow by around 3.5 percent to reach 24 million twenty-foot equivalent units by year-end.
Forecast for global TEU capacity of container ships from 2019 to 2021* (in millions)
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Alphaliner. (January 1, 2020). Forecast for global TEU capacity of container ships from 2019 to 2021* (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198254/forecast-for-global-number-of-containership-teus-from-2011/
Alphaliner. "Forecast for global TEU capacity of container ships from 2019 to 2021* (in millions)." Chart. January 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198254/forecast-for-global-number-of-containership-teus-from-2011/
Alphaliner. (2020). Forecast for global TEU capacity of container ships from 2019 to 2021* (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198254/forecast-for-global-number-of-containership-teus-from-2011/
Alphaliner. "Forecast for Global Teu Capacity of Container Ships from 2019 to 2021* (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198254/forecast-for-global-number-of-containership-teus-from-2011/
Alphaliner, Forecast for global TEU capacity of container ships from 2019 to 2021* (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198254/forecast-for-global-number-of-containership-teus-from-2011/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Forecast for global TEU capacity of container ships from 2019 to 2021* (in millions) [Graph], Alphaliner, January 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198254/forecast-for-global-number-of-containership-teus-from-2011/