Containership orders are increasing at a dramatic rate, analysis from Braemar’s Seascope’s research division has revealed.
Figures show that since the beginning of this year 52 containerships of 10,000TEU or larger have been ordered – compared to just 10 vessels from this sizeband for the whole of 2010 and zero of this size in 2009.
This year’s containership orders add 765,000TEU to the post-panamax boxship orderbook. As of August 30th 2011, the total number of vessels of this size on order reached 158 ships, totalling 2.13mTEU which represents 48% of the fully cellular orderbook.
Table 1: 10,000TEU or larger containerships ordered since Jan 1, 2011.
Order Date Owner Shipyard NO of Vessels Ordered TEU Capacity of each Vessel Total TEU of Order
Jan-11 AP Moller-Maersk Daewoo Shipbuilding 10 18,000 180,000
Mar-11 OOIL Samsung Heavy Industries 6 13,000 78,000
May-11 OOIL Samsung Heavy Industries 4 13,000 52,000
Jun-11 Seaspan Corp Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding 7 10,000 70,000
Jun-11 AP Moller-Maersk Daewoo Shipbuilding 10 18,000 180,000
Jun-11 NOL Hyundai Samho 10 14,000 140,000
Aug-11 Hyundai Merchant Marine Daewoo Shipbuilding 5 13,000 65,000
Table 2 – Order year for ships of 10,000TEU or larger.
Year of Order Number of Containerships
2006 34
2007 114
2008 30
2009 0
2010 10
2011 52