Container shipping capacity has reached unprecedented levels across major East-West trade lanes, with deployed supply rising sharply in October and November 2026 instead of following the usual late-year seasonal decline. …
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Global bunker prices continued their upward trend in October, driven by Middle East tensions, disrupted oil supplies and tight fuel availability across major bunkering hubs. The MABUX 380 HSFO Index …
The container ship orderbook has climbed above 15 Mteu as LNG dual-fuel vessels take a growing share of newbuilding capacity, according to Alphaliner. The global container vessel orderbook has recently …
Global schedule reliability improved slightly in September 2026, ending a three-month run of consecutive declines, according to the latest Sea-Intelligence Global Liner Performance data. Sea-Intelligence reported that schedule reliability increased …
The container shipping outlook is becoming more challenging as global trade growth slows while a large amount of new vessel capacity continues to enter the market. In its latest Sunday …
On 19 November 2023, Houthi rebels hijacked the car carrier GALAXY LEADER in the southern Red Sea, marking the start of their campaign against merchant shipping in response to the …
Liner network specialization is becoming a more important feature of global container shipping as carriers move away from the highly shared service structures that dominated the market over the previous …
Maersk share price expectations improved sharply after strong second-quarter results and higher freight rates pushed analysts to raise their targets, according to Alphaliner. Share prices for the majority of the …
Shipping connectivity has shifted sharply across parts of Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent as geopolitical disruptions force container shipping lines to redesign their networks and move transshipment …
Global bunker prices rose sharply in September, driven by Middle East geopolitical uncertainty, tight crude and distillate supply, and regional bunker availability constraints. By the end of the month, the …
Indonesian carriers play a vital role in connecting the country’s vast archipelago, with Samudera and Meratus leading the market by deployed capacity, according to Alphaliner. Indonesia is the world’s largest …
Global schedule reliability fell sharply again in August 2026, dropping below 50% as severe port congestion in Asia continued to disrupt liner shipping performance. According to Sea-Intelligence’s latest Global Liner …
Chartered tonnage now represents a smaller share of the fleets of many leading container carriers as shipping lines continue expanding owned capacity, according to Alphaliner. Chartered container tonnage is losing …
The unusually compressed 2026 holiday calendar is creating significant disruption in Golden Week shipping capacity, particularly on the Asia–North Europe trade, as congestion and vessel scheduling issues combine to distort …
Intra-Asia shipping capacity increased modestly in mid-August, with Maersk overtaking COSCO to become the trade’s largest carrier, according to Alphaliner. Alphaliner’s mid-August review of the intra-Asia (excluding domestic) trade shows …
Red Sea routing normalisation reached 27% in September as container shipping lines continued a gradual return to the Suez Canal, according to the latest Sunday Spotlight commentary from Sea-Intelligence. In …
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 …
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 …
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