date:Jun 29, 2020
year, 30% more empty containers left Antwerp harbor.
50.000 containers
A few large companies almost entirely run global container shipments. There's been enormous upscaling too. There are now ships that transport 25,000 containers. It seems technically possible to build ships that can carry 50,000 containers. That's going to happen too, explains Geeroms.
At the same time, shipping prices have dropped dramatically in recent years. These are now stabilizing to about 750 to 1,000 per container.