The data describes the capacity of the global container ship fleet as of January 1, 2017, based on nominal capacity. In the existing container fleet, ships with a capacity of 7,500 to 9,999 TEUs had a combined capacity of over 4 million TEUs. The abbreviation TEU stands for twenty-foot equivalent unit.
18000 to 20000 | 890497 | 1135887 |
13300 to 17999 | 1829534 | 670998 |
10000 to 13299 | 2511886 | 807833 |
7500 to 9999 | 4176453 | 64592 |
5100 to 7499 | 2911464 | 28062 |
4000 to 5099 | 3077443 | 24000 |
3000 to 3999 | 864922 | 106439 |
2000 to 2999 | 1571908 | 193309 |
1500 to 1999 | 1008431 | 106242 |
1000 to 1499 | 804466 | 52402 |
500 to 999 | 557712 | 3903 |
100 to 499 | 60837 | 2998 |