In 2022, developing Asia and Oceania's (including China) container ship fleet had a carrying capacity of almost 109 million deadweight tons. The container ship fleet of developed Europe had a combined capacity of roughly 76.5 million deadweight tons.
Merchant container ship fleet carrying capacity of selected regions from 1996 to 2023, by flag of registration (in 1,000 deadweight tons)
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UNCTAD. (July 13, 2023). Merchant container ship fleet carrying capacity of selected regions from 1996 to 2023, by flag of registration (in 1,000 deadweight tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/413075/container-ship-fleet-size-of-selected-regions-by-flag-of-registration/
UNCTAD. "Merchant container ship fleet carrying capacity of selected regions from 1996 to 2023, by flag of registration (in 1,000 deadweight tons)." Chart. July 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/413075/container-ship-fleet-size-of-selected-regions-by-flag-of-registration/
UNCTAD. (2023). Merchant container ship fleet carrying capacity of selected regions from 1996 to 2023, by flag of registration (in 1,000 deadweight tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/413075/container-ship-fleet-size-of-selected-regions-by-flag-of-registration/
UNCTAD. "Merchant Container Ship Fleet Carrying Capacity of Selected Regions from 1996 to 2023, by Flag of Registration (in 1,000 Deadweight Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/413075/container-ship-fleet-size-of-selected-regions-by-flag-of-registration/
UNCTAD, Merchant container ship fleet carrying capacity of selected regions from 1996 to 2023, by flag of registration (in 1,000 deadweight tons) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/413075/container-ship-fleet-size-of-selected-regions-by-flag-of-registration/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Merchant container ship fleet carrying capacity of selected regions from 1996 to 2023, by flag of registration (in 1,000 deadweight tons) [Graph], UNCTAD, July 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/413075/container-ship-fleet-size-of-selected-regions-by-flag-of-registration/