ID 135524755 © Steveheap | Dreamstime.comBy Charlotte Goldstone 18/12/2024China has become the undisputed front-runner in containership building, with an orderbook, extending to 2030, nearly triple that of its main competitor, according to Alphaliner this week. The number of box ships built in China first passed those coming out of South Korea in 2015, but, as Alphaliner noted, this was “not particularly representative since ordering activity was very low overall”. Although South Korea accounted for more deliveries from 2017 onwards, China again took the lead in 2020 and has since asserted its dominance in the sector. According to Alphaliner data, its shipyards account for some 68.5% of the global box ship orderbook in terms of teu capacity. ...