Container ship capacity could move beyond today’s 24,000 teu megamax vessels as rising fuel and carbon costs strengthen the case for even larger ships, according to Alphaliner. For about a …
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Carrier alliance networks are becoming increasingly specialised on the Asia-Europe trade, with relatively little overlap in the direct port combinations offered by competing alliances. Sea-Intelligence highlights this pattern in Issue …
El Niño is reshaping maritime trade as climate volatility affects shipping routes, port operations, commodity production and the cost of transporting goods. Forecasts of El Niño conditions during the second …
Carrier profitability improved sharply in the second quarter of 2026 as higher freight rates and changing trade exposure lifted operating margins, according to Alphaliner. The average operating margin for the …
Asian port congestion caused a sharp deterioration in global container shipping schedule reliability in July 2026, with congestion across the region’s largest ports disrupting vessel arrivals and increasing delays. Global …
Global bunker prices eased slightly in August, although the market remained volatile due to Middle East geopolitical developments, crude oil movements and tight availability across key bunker hubs. By the …
Container shipping recovery gained momentum in the second quarter of 2026, with major carriers reporting stronger revenues, operating profits and transported volumes compared with the same period last year. According …
Global port rankings saw major changes in the first half of the year as geopolitical disruption reshaped container flows, according to Alphaliner. A review of the top-30 ports at the …
Vessel delays are continuing to remove a significant amount of effective container shipping capacity from the global market, with Sea-Intelligence estimating that around 1.7 million TEU is currently being absorbed …
The North Europe trade is seeing major differences in potential port call sizes as carriers concentrate capacity across fewer discharge ports, according to Alphaliner. Congestion is and will remain a …
Containership sales declined sharply during the first half of 2026, although strong buying interest and limited vessel availability kept prices firm, according to Alphaliner. The second-hand sale and purchase containership …
Container shipping networks have become structurally leaner since the disruptions of 2020, with shipping lines maintaining broad global coverage while reducing service frequency and relying more heavily on transshipment, argues …
Containership demolition sales remained exceptionally low during the first half of the year, despite figures being boosted by accidents and sanctions, according to Alphaliner. The containership demolition market continues to …
North American port volumes remained resilient in June, with the Port of Los Angeles recording its busiest June on record and several major U.S. gateways reporting strong year-on-year growth despite …
According to Alphaliner, changing carrier strategies and growing feeder networks have reshaped the intra-North Europe container market over the past year. Maersk has achieved by far the highest growth in …
Global bunker prices rose sharply in July as renewed conflict in the Persian Gulf, crude oil volatility and higher logistics costs pushed marine fuel markets upward. The MABUX 380 HSFO …
Transatlantic capacity declined slightly year on year as most of the trade’s top carriers reduced their deployed capacity, according to Alphaliner. In July, Alphaliner counted 189 container ships trading in …
West Coast US container ports experienced a strong increase in laden import volumes during the second quarter of 2026 as shippers accelerated cargo movements ahead of new U.S. tariff deadlines, …
Far East capacity serving the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Red Sea fell sharply in July amid widening Gulf security concerns, according to Alphaliner. A review of the Far East …
U.S. container imports increased in July, with volumes remaining well above pre-pandemic levels despite continuing tariff uncertainty and disruption across major shipping routes. U.S. containerized imports reached 2.51 million TEUs …
U.S. container imports increased in July, with volumes remaining well above pre-pandemic levels despite continuing tariff uncertainty and disruption across major shipping routes. U.S. containerized imports reached 2.51 million TEUs …
Far East capacity serving the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Red Sea fell sharply in July amid widening Gulf security concerns, according to Alphaliner. A review of the Far East …
West Coast US container ports experienced a strong increase in laden import volumes during the second quarter of 2026 as shippers accelerated cargo movements ahead of new U.S. tariff deadlines, …
Transatlantic capacity declined slightly year on year as most of the trade’s top carriers reduced their deployed capacity, according to Alphaliner. In July, Alphaliner counted 189 container ships trading in …
Global bunker prices rose sharply in July as renewed conflict in the Persian Gulf, crude oil volatility and higher logistics costs pushed marine fuel markets upward. The MABUX 380 HSFO …
According to Alphaliner, changing carrier strategies and growing feeder networks have reshaped the intra-North Europe container market over the past year. Maersk has achieved by far the highest growth in …
North American port volumes remained resilient in June, with the Port of Los Angeles recording its busiest June on record and several major U.S. gateways reporting strong year-on-year growth despite …
Containership demolition sales remained exceptionally low during the first half of the year, despite figures being boosted by accidents and sanctions, according to Alphaliner. The containership demolition market continues to …
Container shipping networks have become structurally leaner since the disruptions of 2020, with shipping lines maintaining broad global coverage while reducing service frequency and relying more heavily on transshipment, argues …
Containership sales declined sharply during the first half of 2026, although strong buying interest and limited vessel availability kept prices firm, according to Alphaliner. The second-hand sale and purchase containership …
US container ports continued to handle resilient import volumes in June 2026, even as shipping markets faced growing uncertainty from geopolitical tensions, evolving U.S. trade policy and ongoing supply chain …
Container fleet growth in the first half of 2026 was led by CMA CGM, according to industry analysts Alphaliner. After many years, MSC appears to be no longer the fastest …
The India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) could replace around 60% of the container traffic that currently passes through the Strait of Hormuz if expanded into a network of …
Container shipping portfolios differ sharply between European and Asian carriers, with Asian lines generally performing better due to stronger Far East export exposure, according to Alphaliner. Alphaliner’s latest quarterly report …
Global container shipping is entering a more volatile phase as shifting trade flows, geopolitical tensions, inventory imbalances and freight rate pressures reshape container markets in the second half of 2026. …
The global container ship orderbook is nearing 13 Mteu as owners increasingly turn towards smaller and mid-sized tonnage, according to Alphaliner. The global container ship orderbook is nearing the 13 …
Transpacific shipping could see a new wave of independent carrier services in the coming months, according to a recent market analysis from Sea-Intelligence. The company examined the relationship between Asia–North …
Intra-Europe shipping is seeing a sharp rise in the deployment of 8,000+ teu vessels in the Mediterranean, according to industry analysts Alphaliner. The number of vessels above 8,000 teu trading …
North American container traffic weakened in April as several major gateways reported lower inbound volumes compared with a year earlier, although performance varied significantly across the region. On the US …
Global bunker prices continued to decline during Week 24, 2026, as a temporary stabilization of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East eased concerns over possible supply disruptions. Bearish sentiment …
Gemini Cooperation is making a calculated shift in East/West container deployment, reducing capacity exposure on Transpacific and Asia-North Europe routes while aggressively expanding its Asia-Mediterranean network footprint. In issue 768 …
MSC has widened its container fleet market share gap with Maersk, according to industry analysts Alphaliner. The two leading container carriers displayed notably different market share trends in the month …
Global bunker prices remained volatile in Week 23, with fuel indices moving in different directions as uncertainty over the Middle East conflict continued to affect energy and bunker markets. The …
The global container fleet continues to shift strongly toward Far East–Europe services, according to industry analysts Alphaliner. The effect of the military conflict in the Middle East on shipping is …
West Africa container trade continued to expand in early 2026, supported by rising imports from China and growing consumer demand across the region. New data shows containerised imports into West …
Canadian ports are losing relative importance in global maritime trade as shipping connectivity and vessel capacity increasingly shift toward Asia, according to a new Bank of Canada analysis. The analysis …
Global bunker prices moved lower this week as reports of a possible US-Iran peace agreement pressured bunker fuel markets, although volatility remained high amid uncertainty around the Middle East conflict. …
Container carriers recorded widely varied first-quarter operating margins in 2026, according to industry analysts Alphaliner. Route trends lead to range of Q1 operating margins for lines. The average operating margin …
Strait of Hormuz shipping controls are tightening after Iran launched a new maritime authority and digital insurance platform aimed at strengthening oversight of vessels and cargoes transiting one of the …
Maritime electrification is accelerating as shipping companies increasingly adopt battery energy storage systems (BESS) to support hybrid propulsion and all-electric vessel operations amid rising decarbonisation pressure across the maritime sector. …
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