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What is driving the recent surge in shipping costs?

May 13, 2021

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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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Container shipping

Shipping Exchange stands at all-time high

January 14, 2021

MABUX-Index-W-04

Bunker fuel outlook, Week 04

January 23, 2025

Container ship fleet idle capacity evolution chart showing idle vessels, TEU capacity, vessel size segments, and carrier versus non-operating owner breakdown through early 2026.

Gulf conflict ties up tonnage, keeps idling low

March 26, 2026

Container ship sales

Container ship sales decline sharply

October 7, 2021