Idle fleet at 1.35 M teu
The idle containership fleet has surged to 453 ships for 1,350,000 teu (10.7% of the cellular fleet), according to
Alphaliner records at at 02 March 2009. Around 220 of these 453 ships are charter market ships, presently without
charter and awaiting employment. Most of these ships are of a capacity of less than 3,000 teu and they aggregate
320,000 teu. The remaining 233 idle ships, aggregating 1,030,000 teu are controlled by carriers (either owned or
chartered).
Historical figures :
> Idle fleet at 02 March 2009 – 1,350,000 teu - 453 ships
> Idle fleet at 16 February 2009 – 1,100,000 teu - 392 ships
> Idle fleet at 02 February 2009 – 800,000 teu - 303 ships
> Idle fleet at 19 January 2009 – 675,000 teu - 255 ships
> Idle fleet at 05 January 2009 – 550,000 teu - 210 ships
> Idle fleet at 17 December 2008 – 420,000 teu - 165 ships
> Idle fleet at 08 December 2008 – 300,000 teu - 135 ships
> Idle fleet at 24 November 2008 – 270,000 teu - 115 ships
Idle ships by size ranges :
TOTAL : 453 units for 1,350,000 teu
> 7,500-10,000 teu => 23 units
> 5,000-7,500 teu => 58 units
> 3,000-5,000 teu => 89 units
> 2,000-3,000 teu => 77 units
> 1,000-2,000 teu => 123 units
> 500-1,000 teu => 83 units.
Of note, the count for the 500-1,000 teu range includes only ships which are usually deployed on container services
and excludes the spot multipurpose units usually deployed on breakbulk, project cargo or tramp trades since these