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Demand for container ship tonnage remains strong, as Red Sea tensions re-escalate

March 20, 2025

Ocean freight market: unexpected surge in demand for containers

June 13, 2024

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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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Horizontal stacked bar chart showing top-3 trades by region for 10 carriers, with percentage shares by Far East–Europe, Asia–N. America, Latin America, Africa, and intra-Asia colors labeled.

Container shipping portfolios differ between European and Asian carriers

July 2, 2026

Port Congestion and Vessel Delays

Port Congestion and Vessel Delays Worldwide

February 8, 2021

Bunker-Weekly-Outlook

Global bunker market recovered in 2023

January 11, 2024

Alphaliner Global Fleet Snapshot March 2026 showing container fleet size, TEU capacity, carrier orderbooks and weekly trade lane capacity

Container shipping hits new fleet and capacity milestones

April 2, 2026