1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (463+ words) Chart of the Week: Import Ocean TEUs Volume Index – USA, Logistics Managers’ Index – Inventory Levels SONAR: IOTI.USA, LMI.INVL The IOTI is an index that measures bookings of container imports with a 14-day moving average. Like most indexes, its…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (605+ words) Construction is underway on Delaware’s largest-ever maritime infrastructure project, a $669 million container terminal that state officials say will quadruple the state’s cargo-handling capacity and create thousands of high-paying jobs, even as rival port operators mount new legal challenges to stop…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (539+ words) Global container shipping’s average emissions intensity rose 1.5% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, but that masked widespread efficiency gains across most vessel segments and stark operational differences between carriers running comparable services. Overall Well-to-Wake emissions intensity climbed to…...

6+ day, 32+ min ago   (386+ words) The Iran war is pushing bunker fuel prices back toward mid-year levels, setting a higher cost floor for container shipping even as trans-Pacific spot rates show early signs of cooling from peak-season highs. Climbing fuel costs are likely setting an…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (307+ words) Severe weather disturbances in Asia hit global container shipping’s on-time performance in July. Global container vessel schedule reliability dropped to 56.4% in July 2026, a decline of 6.1% from June, according to a new report from Sea Intelligence. It’s the sharpest single‑month…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (511+ words) Trans-Pacific container freight rates rose to new highs last week, supported by peak-season demand that has remained unexpectedly firm despite beginning earlier than usual in May. Persistent congestion at major Asian ports, following a series of typhoons, is also tightening…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (746+ words) The global container-port hierarchy shifted sharply in the first half of 2026, with Ningbo-Zhoushan overtaking Singapore for second place and Port Klang, Malaysia entering the top 10. The biggest reversal occurred in the Middle East, where Dubai’s Jebel Ali fell from 10th to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (475+ words) The orderbook is heavily skewed toward large mainline vessels rather than feeders and smaller regional ships. Global Ship Lease of Athens, using Maritime Strategies International data as of June 30, estimated the orderbook-to-fleet ratio at 39.1% of the overall operating fleet, with…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (383+ words) While unfounded fears of higher tariffs helped drive what amounted to unexpected demand by anxious shippers this summer, other assorted geopolitical intrigue is keeping the container market on edge. Asia-U.S. West Coast prices increased 1% to $6,826 per forty foot equivalent unit…...

3+ week, 3+ min ago   (202+ words) Shippers should consider U.S. West Coast import gateways for significant cost savings, even with added inland logistics. While spot rates on the trans-Pacific continue to tick up, the spread between these two U.S. fronthaul trades is also growing. Xeneta’s market average spot…...