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Alphaliner
Every Vessel Hunter story on Alphaliner: 10 stories, from 1 July 2026 to 4 October 2026. Newest: "COSCO Guangdong turns supramax Pu Tuo Hai into 2,528 TEU boxship Singapore River". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
COSCO Guangdong turns supramax Pu Tuo Hai into 2,528 TEU boxship Singapore River
COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard has converted the 2007-built supramax Pu Tuo Hai into the 2,528 TEU containership Singapore River, chartered to X-Press Feeders, with a sister conversion under way.
Five container lines now have more capacity on order than in service
Five operators in the Alphaliner top 100 have orderbooks larger than their fleets, led by Hai An Transport at 368% and Regional Container Lines at 157%, as the global ratio hits 45%.
MSC Buys Three More Secondhand Boxships After 500-Ship Run
MSC has been linked to three further secondhand containerships, weeks after passing roughly 500 such purchases since August 2020 and with 2.94m TEU still on order.
COSCO Rejects Claims That Its Ships Carry Hidden Intelligence Equipment
COSCO Shipping has issued a statement firmly opposing allegations that its vessels carry concealed platforms to intercept military communications near coastlines.
Maersk Forecast to Slide to Fourth in the Liner Rankings by 2028
COSCO's orderbook has reached 52% of its existing fleet, the highest ratio in the top ten, while Maersk tries to accelerate into a record 14.84m teu global orderbook.
Ningbo-Zhoushan Overtakes Singapore as Second Busiest Box Port
Ningbo-Zhoushan has edged past Singapore to become the world's second busiest container port, growing at nearly twice the Singaporean rate in the first half.
Jebel Ali Crashes From Tenth to 32nd in Global Container Port Ranking
Dubai's Jebel Ali has fallen from tenth to 32nd in the global container port rankings in six months, handling 3.14m teu in the first half against 7.77m teu a year earlier.
Maersk Drops Its Fleet Cap as Capacity Passes 4.7m TEU
Maersk has abandoned the 4.0 to 4.4 million teu ceiling that defined its strategy for the decade, with its operated fleet already past 4.7 million teu and CMA CGM closing the gap.
MSC Reaches 500 Secondhand Boxship Purchases Since 2020
MSC has bought its 500th secondhand containership since August 2020, taking its operated fleet from about 3.8m teu to close to 7.4m teu and more than 21 percent of global capacity.
Container shipping is thinking small again
The containership orderbook is nearing 13m teu, but Alphaliner data shows carriers shifting decisively toward smaller feeder and mid-sized ships, with 74% of recent orders below 6,500 teu.
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