Container ship scrapping activity peaked in 2016, when container ships with a combined capacity of about 650 thousand TEUs were dismantled worldwide. Compared to other merchant vessels, the age of the global container fleet is relatively low: 69 percent of container ships is younger than 15 years old.
Capacity of container ships dismantled globally from 2010 to 2021
(in 1,000 TEUs)
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