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Shortage of VLCCs

January 20, 2021

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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

Asia-Europe port-pair overlap across MSC, Ocean Alliance, Gemini Cooperation and Premier Alliance

Carrier alliances build increasingly specialised Asia-Europe networks

September 11, 2026

Diagram of a large cargo ship labeled ALPHALINER, showing 25 bays, 15 ISO tiers, LNG dual‑fuel power, and a fully enclosed bridge (not an actual design).

Could 27,500 teu vessels redefine container ship capacity?

September 10, 2026

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