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Following our recent news article about overcapacity in the container shipping arena, we note that Peter Sand, chief analyst at Xeneta, told the Splash 247 website that it would be necessary to demolish all ships built in 2009 and before to neutralise the current orderbook, adding that this is unlikely to happen.

With our strong presence in the global container shipping arena, we also note that according to the article demolition of all containerships built in 2005 and before only amounts to 4.3 million teu.

The article adds that containership demolitions are at multi-decade lows in 2025. As of mid-year, just seven containerships, averaging around 500 teu each, had been scrapped\u2014totalling under 4,000 teu. If this pace continues, 2025 will likely register the lowest annual scrapping volumes in over 20 years.\u00a0

Various other analysts quoted in the article appear to agree that the intensive fleet renewal programme, combined with tepid trade growth expectations, will widen the gap in the supply of container shipping capacity and the demand for it.

The full article can be read here:

https:\/\/splash247.com\/neutralising-the-boxship-orderbook-would-require-scrapping-every-pre-2010-vessel\/<\/a>

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With our strong presence in the global container shipping arena, we also note that according to the article demolition of all containerships built in 2005 and before only amounts to 4.3 million teu. The article adds that containership demolitions are at multi-decade lows in 2025. As of mid-year, just seven containerships, averaging around 500 teu each, had been scrapped\u2014totalling under 4,000 teu. 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