Port of Oakland Signals Recovery as September Container Throughput Rises 5.4%
The Port of Oakland handled 188,517 TEU in September 2026, up 5.4% year on year, supported by growth in both import and export container volumes. However, cumulative throughput for the first nine months of the year remained down 3.5%.
Mega-Container Vessels Return to the Suez Canal Despite Persistent Red Sea Risks
Despite ongoing maritime security concerns across the Red Sea, the number of ultra-large container vessels transiting the Suez Canal surged to 166 ships in the third quarter of 2026. Maritime consultancy Drewry notes that this pivot is driven not merely by voyage economics, but by broader network optimization and fleet capacity utilization.
Ship Recycling Activity Drops to More Than 50-Year Low as Global Fleet Faces Rapid Aging
Demolition volumes have hovered at multi-decade lows for five consecutive years, allowing more than 340 million GT of commercial tonnage to cross the 20-year threshold as lucrative trading earnings keep aging ships at sea.
ClarkSea Index Sets Fifth Consecutive Record as Daily Vessel Earnings Reach $84,951
The ClarkSea Index rose 12% in a week to $84,951 per day, setting a new record for the fifth consecutive week. Earnings in the crude tanker segment surged, while other shipping segments posted mixed results.
International Shipping and Logistics Market Update Week 41/2026 | Phaata
The international logistics marketplace platform Phaata provides an update on the international container shipping and logistics market for routes from Asia to North America, Europe, and more for Week 41 (from Oct 5 - Oct 11), 2026.
Ocean Shipping Disruptions and Tariff Uncertainties Drive Incremental Air Freight Demand in Q4
Persistent maritime bottlenecks alongside looming tariff shifts could trigger an ocean-to-air modal shift through the fourth quarter, as high-tech hardware, semiconductors, and year-end retail volumes place added strain on key Asian export gateways, according to Dimerco.
MSC and ONE to Continue Ipanema Service Under New VSA from April 2027
MSC and Ocean Network Express (ONE) will continue operating the Ipanema service connecting Asia and the East Coast of South America under a new vessel sharing agreement (VSA) from April 2027, following Hapag-Lloyd’s withdrawal from the existing agreement.
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Expands Asia-Pacific Service Network
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings is reinforcing its regional footprint across the Asia-Pacific through synchronized service rollouts across its dual liner brands, COSCO SHIPPING Lines and OOCL, integrating new feeder loops, hinterland intermodal corridors, and AI-driven digital tools.
Around 12% of Global Containership Capacity Affected by Port Congestion
Around 12% of global containership capacity is currently affected by port congestion, the highest level in four years, as schedule disruptions and vessel bunching reduce the effective capacity available to shippers.
Shipping company ONE issues its first electronic Bill of lading
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the world's sixth largest container carrier by TEU capacity, has released its first Electronic Bill of Lading.
The 2M Alliance cuts its transpacific capacity
Maersk Line and MSC - of the 2M Alliance - will suspend a weekly service from North Asia to the US West Coast and a weekly service from South Asia to the US East Coast for the rest of the quarter. They will also cancel individual additional sailings to North America.
Shipping lines assist importers to minimize container demurrage charges
Predicting congestion at ports around the globe because shippers do not accept imported goods, container lines are introducing policies to support shippers to reduce container storage charges by allowing shippers to store containers at their yards.
THE Alliance blanks 20 sailings due to a sharp drop in demand by COVID-19
The Alliance has announced a sharp reduction of 20 sailings starting from the rest of this week and the next four weeks to cope with the sharp decline in demand. predicted by the Corona virus pandemic (COVID-19).
North American importers cut back and delayed goods from Asia
Shippers are increasingly reducing and delaying ocean shipments from China to North America. This change is a major contradiction compared to just a few weeks before shippers are looking to speed up shipments through the supply chain to replenish already depleted inventory made by China.
The 2M Alliance cuts down Asia-Europe shipping services significantly
Maersk and MSC - the world's two largest shipping lines and the two main partners of the 2M alliance - have made sharp cuts in services on Asia-Europe shipping routes due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Container shipping industry: Corona virus pandemic is creating a new wave of blank sailings
As soon as the number of sailings from China canceled by container lines began to settle, container shipping was preparing another wave of influence for the Asia-Europe service as the Corona virus pandemic spread to Europe.
Supply chains are facing the impact of the lockdowns due to Corona virus
Freight carriers are struggling to ship cargo by road, sea or air as the Corona virus pandemic forces Western governments to quarantine and threaten the supply of important products.
CEVA Logistics declared force majeure, citing the impact of COVID-19
CEVA Logistics has become the latest global forwarder to declare force majeure on all ocean, air and land transport contracts, taking measures just days after DHL Global Forwarding took similar action.
China Seaport Association forecasts container volumes will fall in the second quarter
According to the China Seaport Association, container volume of eight major ports increased 6.2% last week. However, the Association warned of the risk of container volume decline due to the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months.
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