A total of 12 ships over 8,000 teu were reported to be idle, with the largest being the 13,000 teu Maersk Evora.
“The number of idle ships is expected to continue to rise until the end of the year when it is forecast to hit 1.1m teu. However, the pace of idling is expected to slow down over the next few months as several services that were suspended for the winter slack season are to be reactivated for the summer season,” Alphaliner said.
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