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Gatun Lake water levels and projected decline during El Niño

How El Niño is reshaping maritime trade and supply chains

July 2026 Asia schedule reliability showing sharp declines across major Asian container ports

Asian port congestion drives sharp drop in schedule reliability

Chart titled 'Main carriers: Average core EBIT margin by quarter' showing a time series of quarterly EBIT margins from 1Q2013 to 2Q2026 for major carriers; includes a large 'ALPHALINER' watermark across the middle. (Informative: describes data range and purpose.)

Carrier profitability rebounds as freight rates and trade mix boost margins

Global transported container volumes by major shipping carriers from 2018 to 2026

Container shipping recovery strengthens in Q2 2026

Table ranking the world’s top-30 container ports by throughput in the first half of 2026, led by Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan and Singapore.

Geopolitical disruption reshapes global container port rankings

Chart showing the percentage of the global container fleet absorbed by vessel delays from June 2012 to June 2026

Vessel delays absorb 1.7 million TEU of global capacity

Chart comparing average vessel size and potential call size per European port for MSC, Gemini Cooperation, OCEAN Alliance and Premier Alliance on the Far East–North Europe trade.

Evergreen and HMM concentrate Far East–North Europe capacity in fewer ports

U.S. container imports by country of origin, July 2026

U.S. container imports rise as trade uncertainty persists

Chart comparing 2025 and 2026 carrier capacity deployment on Far East–India, Middle East and Red Sea services, with year-on-year capacity gains and losses.

Gulf conflict cuts Far East capacity by 14% year-on-year

Bar chart comparing Europe–North America capacity deployment among the top-10 container carriers, led by MSC with approximately 529,000 teu.

Majority of top-10 carriers reduce Transatlantic capacity

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