MWITA-MBLO-2026-015 · Evidence A · P1
The average age of China's coastal interprovincial container fleet reached 8.8 years at end-2025, and 12.1% of vessels were at least 20 years old.
What this does not establish
New capacity growth can coexist with a rising old-vessel share.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Age thresholds are administrative categories.
What would change the reading
Update with scrapping, retrofit and efficiency evidence.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.