In 2021, container ships accounted for 18 percent of all new vessel deliveries worldwide. South Korea and China were the leading manufacturers of container ships globally, with a container ship output amounting to almost 4.7 and 4.2 million gross tons, respectively.
New deliveries of container ships worldwide in 2021, by country of construction
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New deliveries in thousand gross tons
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UNCTAD. (November 29, 2022). New deliveries of container ships worldwide in 2021, by country of construction (in 1,000 gross tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102498/new-deliveries-of-container-ships-worldwide-by-country/
UNCTAD. "New deliveries of container ships worldwide in 2021, by country of construction (in 1,000 gross tons)." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102498/new-deliveries-of-container-ships-worldwide-by-country/
UNCTAD. (2022). New deliveries of container ships worldwide in 2021, by country of construction (in 1,000 gross tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102498/new-deliveries-of-container-ships-worldwide-by-country/
UNCTAD. "New Deliveries of Container Ships Worldwide in 2021, by Country of Construction (in 1,000 Gross Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102498/new-deliveries-of-container-ships-worldwide-by-country/
UNCTAD, New deliveries of container ships worldwide in 2021, by country of construction (in 1,000 gross tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102498/new-deliveries-of-container-ships-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
New deliveries of container ships worldwide in 2021, by country of construction (in 1,000 gross tons) [Graph], UNCTAD, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102498/new-deliveries-of-container-ships-worldwide-by-country/