Ocean Freight Rates | Global Maritime Hub - Part 3

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Ocean freight contract market – August

September 14, 2023

Container trade and traffic report – June 2023

June 23, 2023

Port congestion ties up ship capacity, but not enough to stop Asia-Europe rate drop

October 13, 2022

Ocean Freight market update – February 2022

February 3, 2022

Ocean freight market outlook 2022-2024

January 13, 2022

Shipping index contract market – November

December 2, 2021

Ocean freight shipping index – September

September 30, 2021

Ocean freight market update – August

September 9, 2021

Ocean Freight market update – July

August 5, 2021

Bi-monthly global trade outlook

July 22, 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

Chart showing the percentage of the global container fleet absorbed by vessel delays from June 2012 to June 2026

Vessel delays absorb 1.7 million TEU of global capacity

August 20, 2026

Oil tanker transiting near Strait of Hormuz highlighting ongoing Strait of Hormuz shipping disruption

Strait of Hormuz shipping remains restricted despite ceasefire signals

April 9, 2026

Bunker-Weekly-Outlook

MABUX: Bunker Weekly Outlook, Week 30, 2023.

July 27, 2023

Container-Ship

Latest Houthi threats justify Container Ship owners’ and operators’ decision

March 20, 2025