Increase in the number of vessels and its implications on the container shipping industry Keep reading to get an idea about the future trends of vessels serving the container shipping industry. But will the trend of ultra large container ships continue in the coming years? It is interesting to note that this year the ship building industry is constructing around 900 container ships with a net capacity of 6.8 million TEU. The Ever Alot with its capacity of 24,000 TEU is the largest container ship to ply the oceans to date.
Back in June 2022, Chinese shipbuilding firm Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding handed over the biggest container ship in the world- the Ever Alot to Evergreen.
