Container Shipping

Container shipping rates and congestion reports – carrier alliance moves, blank sailings, schedule reliability, and TEU volumes on major trade lanes.

Thursday, August 20, 2026
container ship underway at sea
News

Transpacific Container Rates Surge as Carriers Cut Capacity

Global container spot rates rose for a second straight week as tighter capacity and resilient demand pushed Transpacific prices sharply higher, according to

August 20, 2026
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Split image showing a Hapag-Lloyd container ship loaded with multicolored containers (top) and a ZIM LNG-powered container vessel at sea (bottom), illustrating Hapag-Lloyd’s planned acquisition of ZIM
News

Hapag-Lloyd’s Zim Takeover Hits Regulatory Headwinds

Forwarders have backed the objections of Brazilian authorities and Israeli legislators in questioning the looming Hapag-Lloyd acquisition of Zim – pushback

August 19, 2026
Total Views: 1192

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Busy container traffic in Pier 300 Channel
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Nears 1 Million TEUs in Second-Busiest July

The Port of Los Angeles handled nearly 1 million containers in July, extending a run of historically strong cargo volumes even as an early peak shipping season

August 18, 2026
Total Views: 1183

Thursday, August 13, 2026
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Container Rates Extend Gains as Carriers Tighten Transpacific Capacity

Drewry’s World Container Index rose for a second straight week, with higher transpacific rates outweighing declines on Asia-Europe trades as carriers

August 13, 2026
Total Views: 999

Maersk container ships berthed at Bremerhaven’s North Sea Terminal, with rows of ship-to-shore cranes loading containers along the quay.
News

Maersk Raises Outlook for Second Time This Year After Second-Quarter Profit Surge

Danish shipping group Maersk MAERSKb.CO on Thursday smashed profit forecasts and raised its full-year earnings guidance for a second time this year as

August 13, 2026
Total Views: 555

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea
Defense

U.S. Navy Helicopter Fires on Panama-Flagged Containership in Blockade Enforcement

U.S. Central Command has confirmed that American forces fired two Hellfire missiles at the Panama-flagged containership Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman

August 11, 2026
Total Views: 2820

UKMTO Reports Incident Involving Container Ship and Military Forces in Gulf of Oman
Incidents

UKMTO Reports Incident Involving Container Ship and Military Forces in Gulf of Oman

Aug 11 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Tuesday it received a report of an incident involving a container ship

August 11, 2026
Total Views: 1567

Monday, August 10, 2026
A Maersk containership is seen near Suez Canal Bridge which is known as the "Peace Bridge" in the Suez Canal, Egypt, August 6, 2023. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS
News

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Expand Red Sea Return With New Jeddah Call

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are expanding their renewed use of the Red Sea and Suez Canal, adding a call at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah to their AE15 Asia-Mediterranean

August 10, 2026
Total Views: 1779

Chinese Operators Gear Up for Busy Arctic Shipping Season
Shipping

Chinese Operators Gear Up for Busy Arctic Shipping Season

Chinese shipping companies are preparing for their busiest season yet on the Northern Sea Route, with at least six operators planning a mix of container and

August 10, 2026
Total Views: 1556

Friday, August 7, 2026
Aerial view of a container terminal
News

Transpacific Container Rates Rally as Europe’s Peak Season Fades

European trades saw spot rates decline for a fourth consecutive week, with carriers cancelling or cutting back plans for rate boosting, but for those operating

August 7, 2026
Total Views: 629

Busy container traffic in Pier 300 Channel
News

U.S. Container Import Peak Winds Down After Tariff-Driven Rush

The early peak season for U.S. container imports is beginning to wind down after retailers accelerated shipments to get ahead of new tariffs and supply chain

August 7, 2026
Total Views: 804

Friday, July 31, 2026
container ship underway at sea
News

Carrier Discounts Push Container Spot Rates Lower Ahead of August GRIs

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container spot freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades saw another week of single-digit declines, in

July 31, 2026
Total Views: 700

Thursday, July 30, 2026
shipping containers
News

Container Spot Rates Fall for Third Straight Week as Demand Continues to Ease

Global container spot freight rates declined for a third consecutive week, with weakening demand and the end of the front-loading surge continuing to weigh on

July 30, 2026
Total Views: 2006

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
A panstar containership underway
News

PanStar Prepares for South Korea’s First Arctic Container Voyage to Europe

South Korean exporters are enthusiastic about the country’s maiden container shipping voyage through the Northern Sea

July 29, 2026
Total Views: 1023

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
The LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saade transits the Suez Canal, December 3, 2025
News

CMA CGM Posts Strong Q2 Earnings as Middle East Disruptions Boost Shipping Rates

French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM reported sharply higher second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, benefiting from resilient global trade, higher freight

July 28, 2026
Total Views: 617

Friday, July 24, 2026
Busy container traffic in Pier 300 Channel
News

Tariff-Driven Frontloading Pays Off as Trump Reinstates Global Import Duties

Months of tariff-driven frontloading appear to have paid off for U.S. importers. As expected, President Donald Trump on Friday reinstated broad-based tariffs

July 24, 2026
Total Views: 875

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Aerial view of a container terminal
Uncategorized

DP World Expands UAE Gateway Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz

DP World has signed an agreement in principle with the Fujairah Ports Authority to develop two new port terminals on the UAE’s east coast, expanding

July 23, 2026
Total Views: 449

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
News

Los Angeles and Long Beach Post Strong June as Retailers Frontload Imports

The nation’s two busiest container gateways continued to benefit from an early peak shipping season in June as importers rushed cargo into the United

July 15, 2026
Total Views: 719

Busy container traffic in Pier 300 Channel
News

Port of Los Angeles Tops 1 Million TEUs in Record June

By Lori Ann LaRocco – The Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest container seaport, processed more than 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units

July 15, 2026
Total Views: 1005

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
CMA CGM ship in the Suez Canal
News

Brazil’s First Ethanol-Powered Ship Sails in Win for Biofuels

The first container ship to run on Brazilian-made ethanol fuel is scheduled to sail early Tuesday from the port of Santos, an unprecedented test for the

July 14, 2026
Total Views: 656