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Ocean rates have fluctuated due to geopolitical developments and tariff dynamics

August 8, 2025

The Impact of Container Shipping Costs on Import and Consumer Prices

August 8, 2025

Q2 shipping review: geopolitical uncertainty, tightening shipyard capacity, and critical regulatory milestones

August 8, 2025

Political instability remains top risk for maritime industry

July 31, 2025

World fleet statistics show firm shipping demand, ageing vessels and record orderbook value

July 30, 2025

Ocean Freight Port Situation Update – July 2025

July 24, 2025

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC): a new dawn for trade and investment

July 17, 2025

What’s shaping the ocean freight reefer market in Q3

July 17, 2025

Transpacific shipping faces operational challenges

July 10, 2025

Global manufacturing: Riding the tariff rollercoaster

July 10, 2025

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

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