According to the source, the figures are valid as of January 1 of each year. Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) is an international standard unit for counting ISO containers of various sizes and for describing the loading capacity of container ships and handling of container terminals.
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Hamburg Commercial Bank. (May 19, 2009). Forecast for the loading capacity of the global container ship fleet from 2009 to 2012, by size of vessel (in 1,000 TEU) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/263958/forecast-load-capacity-of-the-global-container-ship-fleet-by-2012/
Hamburg Commercial Bank. "Forecast for the loading capacity of the global container ship fleet from 2009 to 2012, by size of vessel (in 1,000 TEU)." Chart. May 19, 2009. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/263958/forecast-load-capacity-of-the-global-container-ship-fleet-by-2012/
Hamburg Commercial Bank. (2009). Forecast for the loading capacity of the global container ship fleet from 2009 to 2012, by size of vessel (in 1,000 TEU). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/263958/forecast-load-capacity-of-the-global-container-ship-fleet-by-2012/
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Forecast for the loading capacity of the global container ship fleet from 2009 to 2012, by size of vessel (in 1,000 TEU) [Graph], Hamburg Commercial Bank, May 19, 2009. [Online]. Available: /statistics/263958/forecast-load-capacity-of-the-global-container-ship-fleet-by-2012/
