Container shipping | Global Maritime Hub - Part 14

Tag: Container shipping

Global container TEU-to-GDP multiplier slumps below 1

November 2, 2023

Ocean Alliance to become the largest mega-alliance by far

October 26, 2023

Number of large cap carriers shrinks from seven to three

October 19, 2023

European feeder fleet: still no large-scale renewal in sight

October 5, 2023

Port throughput drops sharply in Europe and the US

September 15, 2023

Far East-North America trade sees big increase in ship size

September 7, 2023

COSCO rises, while ZIM falls to bottom of margin rankings

August 31, 2023

Post-NPX ships to fill the void between 16,000 and 24,000 teu?

August 25, 2023

Transatlantic trade: the party is over for liner operators

August 11, 2023

MSC and ZIM are again the fastest growing carriers

August 4, 2023

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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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Global bunker indices maintain moderate upward trend

September 4, 2025

MABUX bunker fuel price index showing monthly changes in global bunker prices

Global bunker prices ease in August despite Middle East volatility

September 1, 2026

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Strongest April ever at Port of Long Beach

May 13, 2021

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

September 3, 2026