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Persistent blank sailings now structural across trade lanes: Sea-Intelligence
While the extreme volatility and withdrawal spikes of the pandemic era have concluded, the pre-2020 expectation of single-digit capacity withdrawal is structurally obsolete, the analyst says.
Most 2026 newbuilds head into disrupted container trades
Trades most impacted by the Red Sea diversions and closure of the Strait of Hormuz are getting more new ships, offsetting longer and delayed voyages, data shows.
Carriers attempt extra-loaders to US, Europe to capitalize on Indian export rush
With vessel space increasingly scarce, cargo rollovers on certain premier westbound services out of India’s key gateway ports of Nhava Sheva and Mundra have been as high as 2,000 to 3,000 TEUs per sailing in recent weeks, industry sources say.
Carrier flips backhaul cargo challenge to ‘disrupt’ MPV sector
Treating project cargoes as a return cargo bucks traditional breakbulk shipping strategy, but G2 Ocean is looking to provide a unique solution to the backhaul dilemma.
Vessel delays worsen at key Chinese ports after typhoon moves through
Hapag-Lloyd said there’s a 72-hour wait at Shanghai’s Yangshan deepwater port for vessels operating Gemini services, while ships operating non-Gemini services are having to wait six days before being able to berth.
Antwerp H1 volume falls as disruption, falling exports weigh on throughput
Trade between Europe and its partners continues to adjust to the ever-changing geopolitical environment, and that uncertainty is being felt in the port's container handling business.
Data center-linked cargo keeps peak season alive on trans-Pacific
Imports of hardware and infrastructure components for data center buildouts are keeping volumes steady, although masking weakness in the consumer merchandise sector, sources say.