1.0UFL Grouphttps://ufreight.com/tcUFL Grouphttps://ufreight.com/tc/author/tung-ho/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ENbBAwAxFU"><a href="https://ufreight.com/tc/additional-container-shipping-capacity-keeps-coming/">Additional container shipping capacity keeps coming</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ufreight.com/tc/additional-container-shipping-capacity-keeps-coming/embed/#?secret=ENbBAwAxFU" width="600" height="338" title="Additional container shipping capacity keeps coming — UFL Group" data-secret="ENbBAwAxFU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://ufreight.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>https://ufreight.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/containership.png901600The U-Freight Group has a strong presence in the international container shipping arena and notes that ships are pouring into the fleet at a record pace, while barely a trickle escapes as scrapping is virtually non-existent, according to maritime consultancy Drewry. It reports that last year saw yet another record for annual container shipccontracting at 4.8 million teu, narrowly surpassing previous highs of 2021 and 2024. It adds that things haven’t slowed down much at the start of this year, with approximately another 290,000 teu ordered in January. Deliveries of new container ships averaged 180,000 teu per month in 2025, while demolitions reached only 6,000 teu over the entire year. In response the question why the rush to build, Drewry does have some theories. It suggests that some owners are betting on geopolitical uncertainty causing prolonged disruption - routing changes, congestion, and labour strikes - that could tighten effective supply and justify running with a larger fleet. However, the law of diminishing returns is at play here. Despite all of the large-scale disruption witnessed in 2025, it wasn’t enough to prevent freight rates from falling sharply. Drewry’s World Container Index shed 43% of its value over the course of last year, with weekly declines in 36 of 51 reporting weeks.