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Container Ship Fleet

8,819 vessels · Age distribution by year of build

8,819
Total Vessels
61
Year Groups
2027
Newest Build
1940s
Oldest Build

Year of Build

8,121 with known year
2027
16 vessels
2026
81 vessels
2025
174 vessels
2024
378 vessels
2023
252 vessels
2022
152 vessels
2021
147 vessels
2020
132 vessels
2019
149 vessels
2018
150 vessels
2017
133 vessels
2016
132 vessels
2015
216 vessels
2014
174 vessels
2013
181 vessels
2012
192 vessels
2011
190 vessels
2010
248 vessels
2009
253 vessels
2008
385 vessels
2007
371 vessels
2006
333 vessels
2005
254 vessels
2004
165 vessels
2003
175 vessels
2002
187 vessels
2001
179 vessels
2000
147 vessels
1999
115 vessels
1998
254 vessels
1997
242 vessels
1996
202 vessels
1995
176 vessels
1994
149 vessels
1993
105 vessels
1992
97 vessels
1991
90 vessels
1990
74 vessels
1989
45 vessels
1988
49 vessels
1987
47 vessels
1986
67 vessels
1985
88 vessels
1984
89 vessels
1983
93 vessels
1982
67 vessels
1981
41 vessels
1980
66 vessels
1979
63 vessels
1978
85 vessels
1977
60 vessels
1976
36 vessels
1975
22 vessels
1974
23 vessels
1973
26 vessels
1972
31 vessels
1971
22 vessels
1970
18 vessels
Older — grouped by decade
1960s
30 vessels
1950s
2 vessels
1940s
1 vessels
N/A
698 vessels

Explore the age distribution of the global container ship fleet. The 8,819 container ship vessels in the TrustedDocks database span from 1940s to 2027. Click on any year to view the full list of container ship vessels built in that period.