Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade from 1980 to 2016 (in million dwt)*

This statistic portrays the capacity of the world container ship fleet from 1980 through 2016. In 2016, the world merchant container ship fleet had a capacity of around 244 million metric tons deadweight. As of January 2016, there were 5,239 container ships in the world’s merchant fleet (source).

Sources: UNCTAD; Clarkson Research Services, via statista.