The impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China is starting to be felt across the global maritime shipping industry. As of *, some *** container ships were inactive worldwide.
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MarineLink. (March 19, 2020). Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/
MarineLink. "Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size*." Chart. March 19, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/
MarineLink. (2020). Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/
MarineLink. "Year-to-date Number of Idle Container Ships in Global Maritime Traffic as of March 2, 2020, by Size*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Mar 2020, /statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/
MarineLink, Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Year-to-date number of idle container ships in global maritime traffic as of March 2, 2020, by size* [Graph], MarineLink, March 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1106576/inactive-container-ships-due-to-covid-19/
