Industry Trends

on 2 January 2026 at 5:00 pm

With vessel capacity outstripping volumes on the major trade lanes, analysts expect carriers to fall into the red as early as the first quarter, culminating in a multi-billion-dollar combined loss for the full year.

on 2 January 2026 at 2:00 pm

Months of frontloading explain the sharp volume slowdown in the final months of 2025, and with consumer sentiment weak and long-term trade policies still uncertain, US retailers are keeping inventories lean in early 2026.

on 31 December 2025 at 4:25 pm

The use of real-time cargo status data is expected to make trade finance more efficient, reducing credit costs and processing and payment times, the Hong Kong government said.

on 31 December 2025 at 4:00 pm

While some gateways are expanding their intermodal access to vie for discretionary cargo destined for inland locations, others are moving full speed ahead with capacity expansions that will allow them to handle more and larger ships.

on 30 December 2025 at 5:51 pm

While container trade between the South Pacific and USEC was flat prior to 2021, it has shown growth since then, albeit from a small base.

on 30 December 2025 at 3:05 pm

The fee — generally in the range of $200 per TEU and $450 per FEU — was introduced by the carrier in January 2024 following the industry-wide rerouting of vessels via the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa.

on 30 December 2025 at 1:57 pm

The strength of holiday retail sales in the final month of 2025 and inventory levels approaching the Lunar New Year factory shutdowns in February will be the major factors determining the extent of pricing power in trans-Pacific contract talks.

on 29 December 2025 at 4:07 pm

The Taiwanese carrier said the box orders were split between three different suppliers, including its own manufacturing subsidiary.

on 29 December 2025 at 4:03 pm

Although the timeline is still uncertain, a resumption of the shorter Suez routing brings its own risks, with analysts warning of the potential for significant port disruption and upward rate pressure.

on 29 December 2025 at 3:50 pm

Current anti-trust protections “have enabled foreign-owned shipping lines to exert disproportionate control over pricing and service levels” in Australia’s maritime industry, the head of a leading shipper group in the country says.

on 29 December 2025 at 2:45 pm

The carrier is now including calls at Malta, Port Said (Egypt) and Beirut on the weekly Medex itinerary, replacing Valencia and Barcelona in Spain and For-sur-Mer in France.

on 23 December 2025 at 4:27 pm

Hapag-Lloyd’s investment in the Aracruz terminal project in Brazil is part of a plan announced by CEO Rolf Habben Jansen last March to expand the carrier’s ports network to more than 30 terminals by 2030.

on 23 December 2025 at 2:34 pm

As 2026 begins, US import demand remains uncertain, but the record amounts of capacity container lines plan to deploy in January and February could put further pressure on already weak rates.

on 23 December 2025 at 2:04 pm

The investment plan was developed amid growing alarm that the country is losing out in the trade stakes due to a lack of investment by South Korean companies in overseas logistics facilities.

on 22 December 2025 at 5:59 pm

The pause on work at five major offshore wind farms along the US East Coast is likely to have an impact on heavy-lift and project cargoes supporting the installations.

on 22 December 2025 at 5:39 pm

Widening global overcapacity and import volume forecasts warning of weak volume growth will embolden cargo owners to attempt to secure more favorable fine print in their contracts on key service issues.

on 22 December 2025 at 5:26 pm

The agreement will result in a reduction of an estimated 25,000 metric tons of CO2-equivalent well-to-wake emissions for ocean freight transported under DHL’s “GoGreen Plus” initiative.

on 22 December 2025 at 1:00 pm

For shippers whose priority is low price, the possibility certainly exists that the next few years will serve up a favorable pricing environment, if not highly favorable, writes Peter Tirschwell.

on 19 December 2025 at 8:43 pm

The moves come as capacity from Asia to the East and West coasts of South America has risen sharply this year, and as Mexico plans hefty tariffs against China.

on 19 December 2025 at 5:32 pm

The carrier, as it sends a US-bound vessel through the region, said if security thresholds hold it will take a “stepwise approach” toward gradually resuming navigation on east-west services via the Suez Canal and Red Sea.