The idle containership fleet continued to creep upwards to reach 148,000 teu or 0.5% of the total fleet this week, driven entirely by the redelivery of 15 of SeaLead’s OFAC sanctioned ships that has added 67,400 teu to the idled fleet capacity after they completed cargo discharge. SeaLead has confirmed that it has permission from OFAC to load empty containers from the Med on one remaining 6,882 teu ship that is currently making its way back to Asia.
SeaLead has not been able to replace these re