The idle fleet increased slightly to 53 ships for 166,936 teu as at 1 October
2023, and will increase further over the coming week as the blank sailing
programs to be implemented in October will leave some ships without employment
albeit only temporarily.
The 23,656 teu MSC MINA has been idle since 24 September and is currently
without assignment through October, with MSC also sending more ships for
scrubber retrofits over the past week. However, the idled fleet is not expected
to match the sha