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Author: David Callanan

Container terminals at the Port of Long Beach, one of North America's busiest container gateways

North American port volumes remain strong in June

Bar chart showing containership demolition and recycling volumes from 2005 to H1 2026

Accidents and sanctions lift containership demolition sales

Container shipping network reach and service density trends since 2012

Container shipping networks are becoming leaner as carriers rely more on transshipment

Container vessel sales in H1 2026 by ship size and vessel age

Containership sales slow in H1 despite firm market prices

Line chart of monthly U.S. container import volumes (TEUs) by year 2022–2026; months on the x-axis, millions on the y-axis, with a purple circled data point highlighted.

US container ports remain resilient despite mounting global trade risks

Alphaliner chart showing top 10 container carrier capacity changes from January to July 2026, with CMA CGM leading growth.

CMA CGM leads container fleet growth in H1 2026

Map showing the proposed Oman section of the India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor linking ports, railways and border crossings.

India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor could replace 60% of Strait of Hormuz container traffic

Horizontal stacked bar chart showing top-3 trades by region for 10 carriers, with percentage shares by Far East–Europe, Asia–N. America, Latin America, Africa, and intra-Asia colors labeled.

Container shipping portfolios differ between European and Asian carriers

Line chart showing geographical container port throughput in TEUs from 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2024, with Asia leading global volumes.

Global container shipping faces a turbulent second half of 2026

Alphaliner chart showing containership orders by vessel size from 2016 to 2026, with recent growth led by ships under 6,500 teu.

Container ship orderbook nears 13 Mteu as owners shift to smaller tonnage

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