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Author: David Callanan

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

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

Global bunker prices mixed as Middle East uncertainty keeps fuel markets volatile

Bar chart showing global container fleet deployment by trade in 2024, 2025 and 2026, with Far East–Europe showing the largest deployed capacity.

Far East–Europe absorbs major container fleet growth

West Africa container trade growth showing containerised imports from the Far East between 2023 and 2026, with 2026 volumes running above previous years and highlighting strong regional import demand.

Chinese exports drive growth in West Africa container trade

Horizontal bar chart comparing 2016 (blue) and 2023 (yellow) normalized degree centrality for the world's top 10 ports, showing Zhoushan highest, followed by Shanghai and Hong Kong; Canada section appears below with top 5 ports such as Vancouver, Halifax, Montréal, New Westminster, and St John's.

Canadian ports lose ground in global shipping networks

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