The impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China is starting to be felt across the global maritime shipping industry. As of February 2, 2020, some 310 container ships were inactive worldwide.
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Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size*
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MarineLink. (March 19, 2020). Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/
MarineLink. "Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size*." Chart. March 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/
MarineLink. (2020). Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/
MarineLink. "Year-to-date Number of Idle Container Ships in Global Maritime Traffic as of March 2, 2020, by Size*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/
MarineLink, Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size* [Graph], MarineLink, March 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/