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28 October 2026

Container newbuilding fleet closing in on 16m teu by year-end

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Source reporting: The Loadstar

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Container newbuilding fleet closing in on 16m teu by year-end

After recently passing 15m teu, the global orderbook for containership newbuildings could near 16m teu by the end of the year, according to new analysis from Alphaliner. “Before the end of the year, another 40 or so ‘megamax’ newbuilding contracts from Maersk, Yang Ming [both expected soon], CMA CGM, and MSC [both believed signed, but yet to be confirmed by Alphaliner] will push the global newbuilding pipeline very close to 16m ... The post Container newbuilding fleet closing in on 16m teu by year-end appeared first on The Loadstar .

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