Containership newbuilding orders in the first nine months of 2021 have surpassed the previous annual record of 3.4m teu in 2007, says a top shipbroker.
Between January and September this year 3.9m teu of capacity has been ordered, helped by a wave of extremely strong contracting, according to Clarksons.
The containership orderbook now accounts for 23% of the existing fleet, up 8% from the start of the fourth quarter in 2020 and the highest level since 2014.
