The fleets of non-operating owners (NOOs) in the small and medium sizes continue to shrink as the exodus of ships to liner operators seems far from over.
Since 1 November 2022, tonnage providers have lost 71 ships to end users. This concerns tonnage in the size range from 700 to 9,000 teu for a total capacity of 245,000 teu.
The main buyers were MSC with 20 ships and CMA CGM with seven units. Interests believed to be linked to Russian or at least Russianbacked – liner operators accounted for a dozen vessel acquisitions.
While still significant, the pace of the NOO fleet’s decline has clearly slowed over last seven months compared to the haemorrhage of ’20-’22.
Source: Alphaliner
