The number of cellular containerships scrapped so far this year is significantly lower than in 2009. November 1 figures released by the French shipping industry researchers, Alphaliner, recorded that a total of 105 ships of average age of 27 years, and the equivalent of 160 755-TEU capacity, were committed for deletion (scrapped/lost/ consigned to non-container or military use) for the year to that date. This deletion activity (and the full-year figure is expected to be only minimally higher, if at all) is much less than half that of 2009, when 207 ships (average age 27 years) totalling 38169-TEUs, were deleted.
