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Author: David Callanan

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

Chart showing the relationship between Asia–North America West Coast spot rates and non-alliance container shipping capacity from 2014 to 2026

Rising spot rates could trigger a wave of new transpacific shipping services

Map showing intra-Europe deployments of container ships above 8,000 teu, including vessels operated by MSC, COSCO, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.

More 8,000+ teu ships muscle into intra-Europe

Major US West Coast port volumes comparing April 2025 and April 2026 TEU throughput at the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland and the Northwest Seaport Alliance.

North American container traffic softens as major ports report weaker April volumes

Line chart showing Gemini’s weekly capacity market share across Asia-NAWC, Asia-NAEC, Asia-NEUR, and Asia-MED from June 2025 to August 2026.

Gemini Cooperation shifts capacity to the Mediterranean market

MABUX bunker fuel price index showing weekly changes in global bunker prices

Global bunker prices fall as market sentiment turns bearish

Alphaliner chart showing MSC reaching 21.5% of global container fleet market share, ahead of Maersk at 13.7%.

MSC widens container fleet market share gap with Maersk

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