Ocean freight is in a phase where network structure and external factors, rather than simple supply-demand balance, is shaping outcomes. Alliances are consolidating, regional services are expanding and carriers are…
As 2026 begins, trans-Pacific ocean freight is being reshaped by an earlier-than-expected pre-Chinese New Year surge, tighter capacity and disciplined carrier behaviour — a scenario that calls for proactive planning…
Carriers have been working hard to hold rates relatively stable by aggressively managing capacity. However, this stability is fragile. Structural oversupply has not disappeared, and the seasonal distortion created by…
A sharp shift in carrier behaviour is reshaping the Asia–Europe ocean market through the final quarter of the year. Repeated rate increases, widespread blank sailings and aggressive capacity withdrawals have…
The outlook for US ocean freight in 2026 is being shaped by two powerful and unpredictable forces: a potential wave of inventory replenishment and the gradual return of container vessels…
Labour disputes at two of Northern Europe’s busiest container gateways - Rotterdam and Antwerp - severely disrupted cargo flows earlier this month, with ripple effects reaching transatlantic supply chains. Although…
Predictions of a container shipping downturn in 2026 are growing louder, but the industry’s fundamentals suggest otherwise. While global trade growth will slow, the structural strengths of the sector, from…
Container shipping lines are accelerating capacity cuts in a bid to stabilise freight markets, as Golden Week factory closures in China approach and spot rates continue to slide across major…
Sea freight spot rates on the transpacific trade remain under pressure, as carriers attempt to arrest steep falls by combining general rate increases (GRIs) and blank sailings appears to be…
Each October, China’s export volumes traditionally dip sharply around the Golden Week holiday, with container shipping lines typically blanking sailings to align supply with the reduced demand. And while this…
The global freight industry in 2025 presents a dynamic landscape shaped by robust demand, geopolitical…
Global container shipping lines are bracing for a decade of structural oversupply, with new vessel…
The OECD, WTO and IMF are predicting that global trade growth could more than double…
