China has become the undisputed front-runner in containership building, with an orderbook, extending to 2030, nearly triple that of its main competitor, according to Alphaliner this week.
The number of box ships built in China first passed those coming out of South Korea in 2015, but, as Alphaliner noted, this was “not particularly representative since ordering activity was very low overall”.
Although South Korea accounted for more deliveries from 2017 …
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