Shipping Trends | Global Maritime Hub - Part 36

Category: Shipping Trends

Peak in charter expirations moves to 2025

June 6, 2022

Evergreen and CMA CGM drive Asia – Europe capacity growth

June 5, 2022

Evergreen and CMA CGM drive Asia – Europe capacity growth.

May 6, 2022

Reduced role for major alliances on Asia to North America trade

April 21, 2022

Container credit ratings: is investment grade in sight

March 24, 2022

Growth at the world’s 30 largest container ports exceeded 6.5% in 2021

February 24, 2022

Port congestion: fewer ships waiting, but huge delays remain

February 17, 2022

MSC undisputed market leader in intra-Europe trade

February 10, 2022

Boxship Sale and Purchase market smashes all records in 2021

February 3, 2022

Carriers prioritize East-West routes

January 27, 2022

Recent Post

Asia-North Europe offered weekly TEU capacity during Golden Week 2026

Golden Week capacity surge raises October schedule risks

September 24, 2026

Alphaliner chart showing the percentage of fleet capacity chartered by the top-10 ocean carriers in 2026, including MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Evergreen, HMM, Yang Ming and ZIM.

Top-10 carriers reduce chartered tonnage exposure as owned fleets expand

September 24, 2026

Line chart of Red Sea share of Asia–Europe container capacity by direction and total; Europe→Asia (orange) peaks near 50% in early October while Asia→Europe (blue) fluctuates around 15–25%, and total Red Sea share (gray) stays ~18–30%.

Red Sea routing normalisation reaches 27% as Suez return builds

September 17, 2026

Chart comparing August 2026 and August 2025 deployed capacity for the top-20 Intra-Asia container carriers, with Maersk leading ahead of COSCO.

Maersk overtakes COSCO to lead the Intra-Asia shipping market

September 17, 2026

Trending Posts

Container ships operating in the Persian Gulf near major Middle Eastern ports

Middle East container shipping disrupted as 138 container ships trapped in the Gulf

March 5, 2026

Top 25 Ports

China Ports Occupy 5 of Top 6 Positions

February 22, 2021

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Bunker fuel outlook, Week 24

June 12, 2025

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Global bunker prices continue their moderate downward trend

October 23, 2025