This is the lowest number of idle containerships since November 2008, according to Alphaliner, which attributed the decline in idle tonnage to shipping lines making preparations to deploy the vessels in new service strings this summer.

It also predicts that most of the idle carrier-controlled vessels will "resume trading in the coming weeks."
The report noted that the total number of idle box ships include vessels that are "over-aged," damaged or have been seized, and also includes "mothballed US-flag ships," it said.

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