Ships are still emerging from the shipbuilders’ yards and going into service at the rate of over 20 a month.
A total of 21 containerships were delivered in October with capacities ranging from 936 TEU to 19 870 TEU, according to Alphaliner.
And that megaship was the Al Nefud, which was delivered with all her almost 20 000 container slots to the United Arab Shipping Line (USAC). She is the third of six ultra-large container ships (ULCS), dubbed ‘A18-class’.
