Shipping Trends | Global Maritime Hub - Part 37

Category: Shipping Trends

MSC moves to number one slot

January 13, 2022

Container freight rates retreat

January 6, 2022

Scrubber-fitted capacity reaches 30% of fleet

January 6, 2022

Port calls continue to drop

December 23, 2021

Stock prices push higher for shipping companies

December 16, 2021

Port congestion prompts carriers to drop European calls

December 9, 2021

Shipping profit margins accelerate

December 2, 2021

Retail imports near record pace despite port congestion

December 1, 2021

Waiting container ships reach record level

November 25, 2021

Carriers forced to skip increasing number of port calls

November 11, 2021

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 Throughput Index: Slight recovery with strong regional disparities

November 4, 2021

Israel and Hamas

The war between Israel and Hamas is spilling into the world’s oceans

November 21, 2023

Retail Imports

Retail Imports Expected to Grow Dramatically During First Half of 2021

March 17, 2021

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

August 20, 2026