Container Shipping

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

Friday, January 9, 2026
Port Los Angeles container terminal
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U.S. Container Imports Set to Slide Through Spring as Trade Uncertainty Clouds Shipping Outlook

Container import volumes at major U.S. ports are expected to remain below year-ago levels through at least May, as slowing global trade growth, economic

January 9, 2026
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles
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Container Shipping Rates Jump 16% as Carriers Push Opportunistic Increases

Global container shipping rates surged this week, with the Drewry World Container Index rising 16% to $2,557 per 40-foot container, driven largely by sharp

January 8, 2026
Total Views: 1410

Tuesday, January 6, 2026
The Maersk containership Venta Maersk transits the Northern Sea Route on a one-off trial run of the Arctic route
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South Korea Accelerates Arctic Shipping Push With September Trial Run to Europe

South Korea plans to send a containership through Arctic waters from Busan to Rotterdam this September, marking its first concrete step toward opening a faster

January 6, 2026
Total Views: 453

Friday, December 26, 2025
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California
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Container Shipping Rates Extend Gains as Year-End Demand Surges

Global container shipping rates climbed 1% this week to $2,213 per 40-foot container, marking the fourth consecutive weekly increase as carriers capitalized on

December 26, 2025
Total Views: 1262

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs, in Oakland, California
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Global Trade Braces for the Hangover After Trump’s Tariff Year

The global trading system, which is finishing up one of its most transformational years of the past century, heads into another facing more challenges to

December 26, 2025
Total Views: 1212

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
The LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saade transits the Suez Canal, December 3, 2025
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Big Boxships Return to Suez After Two-Year Hiatus

After nearly two years of disruption, ships from two of the world’s biggest container lines are once again sailing through the Suez Canal—a small but

December 23, 2025
Total Views: 2261

Monday, December 22, 2025
ZIM logo on a building
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ZIM Board Declines Management Buyout as Strategic Review Advances

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has turned down a revised takeover proposal from a management-led group, saying the offer failed to reflect the company’s

December 22, 2025
Total Views: 691

Thursday, December 18, 2025
A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
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California Ports Defy Tariff Turbulence as 2025 Ends Near Records

Los Angeles and Long Beach are closing out 2025 near record cargo volumes after a tariff-driven import surge, even as frontloading fades and a weaker 2026

December 18, 2025
Total Views: 688

Aerial top view of a containership underway
Shipping

Container Shipping: Spot Rates Surge 12% as Carriers Regain Pricing Power

Global container shipping rates jumped 12% this week to $2,182 per 40-foot container, marking the third consecutive weekly increase as carriers successfully

December 18, 2025
Total Views: 338

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Aerial view of a container ship
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Container Shipping Faces Oversupply Threat as Record Newbuild Orders Reshape Industry

The global containership industry is bracing for potential market upheaval as the orderbook has swelled to 11.61 million TEU, representing 34.8% of the current

December 16, 2025
Total Views: 7715

Friday, December 12, 2025
Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles
Shipping

U.S. Supply Chains Show Signs of Stabilizing After Year of Tariff Turbulence

U.S. supply chains are showing early signs of recovery after a year of unprecedented tariff-driven disruption, according to project44’s December Tariff

December 12, 2025
Total Views: 999

Thursday, December 11, 2025
port of los angeles cma cgm
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Container Shipping Index Climbs for Second Week as Asia-Europe Rates Surge, Transpacific Slumps

The Drewry World Container Index rose 2% to $1,957 per 40-foot container this week, marking the second consecutive weekly increase driven by strengthening

December 11, 2025
Total Views: 560

Tuesday, December 9, 2025
BTP terminal santos
Ports

Brazil Court Backs Two-Phase Santos Mega-Terminal Auction Designed to Curb Carrier Control

Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts has approved a contentious two-phase auction model for Tecon Santos 10, the country’s largest planned container

December 9, 2025
Total Views: 689

Monday, December 8, 2025
Containership berthed at the Port of Los Angeles.Photo courtesy Port of Los Angeles.
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NRF: U.S. Container Imports Face Prolonged Decline in 2026

Year-over-year declines in import cargo volume at major U.S. container ports are expected to persist into 2026, driven by ongoing tariff volatility and

December 8, 2025
Total Views: 1180

Thursday, December 4, 2025
EUNAVFOR Aspides forces escort a CMA CGM containership in the Red Sea
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Second Ocean Alliance Service Returns to Suez on Europe–Asia Backhaul

Europe-Asia shippers were today informed that a second Ocean Alliance service would resume Suez Canal transits on its backhaul leg to

December 4, 2025
Total Views: 1013

Aerial view of a container terminal
Shipping

Container Spot Rates Rebound as Carriers Shift to Weekly Price Hikes

Global container shipping rates climbed 7% this week to $1,927 per 40-foot container, snapping a three-week decline that had pushed spot rates to their lowest

December 4, 2025
Total Views: 417

Monday, December 1, 2025
An empty ZIM containership
Shipping

ZIM Faces Strategic Crossroads as Board Weighs Buyout Bids Amid Market Headwinds

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is navigating a complex strategic review that could reshape the Israeli container liner’s future, as its board evaluates

December 1, 2025
Total Views: 1511

Friday, November 28, 2025
Aerial top view of a containership underway
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WTO: Global Trade Momentum Slips as Frontloading Surge Fades

The world’s seaborne trade flows are showing signs of slowing after frontloading imports drove a strong first half of 2025, according to the World Trade

November 28, 2025
Total Views: 873

Aerial view of a container terminal
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Container Shipping Rates Slip as Transpacific Trade Softens, Asia-Europe Disruptions Loom

Global container shipping rates declined this week as persistent rate pressures on key Transpacific routes offset efforts by carriers to stabilize pricing

November 28, 2025
Total Views: 564

Monday, November 24, 2025
Port Los Angeles container terminal
Ports

West Coast Ports Navigate Tariff Uncertainty as October Volumes Show Mixed Results

The nation’s two busiest West Coast ports delivered contrasting October performances as shifting trade policies and inventory dynamics continue to

November 24, 2025
Total Views: 685