This statistic represents the number of container ships in the global fleet as of December 31, 2016, based on nominal capacity. Ship operators had 47 ships with a nominal capacity of 18,000 to 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent units in their fleets.
Number of container ships in the global fleet as of December 31, 2016, by TEU capacity
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Alphaliner. (January 13, 2017). Number of container ships in the global fleet as of December 31, 2016, by TEU capacity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198381/containerships-of-the-global-fleet-by-nominal-teu/
Alphaliner. "Number of container ships in the global fleet as of December 31, 2016, by TEU capacity." Chart. January 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198381/containerships-of-the-global-fleet-by-nominal-teu/
Alphaliner. (2017). Number of container ships in the global fleet as of December 31, 2016, by TEU capacity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198381/containerships-of-the-global-fleet-by-nominal-teu/
Alphaliner. "Number of Container Ships in The Global Fleet as of December 31, 2016, by Teu Capacity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198381/containerships-of-the-global-fleet-by-nominal-teu/
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