News / Blanked sailings in response to falling demand 'just a stop-gap solution'

ID 181453090 © Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com

Blanked sailings are only a “stop-gap solution” for carriers amid critical tonnage oversupply, according to analyst Drewry, which this week predicted a “more holistic downsizing of their fleets”.  

Yesterday, The Loadstar reported Drewry’s view that the outlook for container demand was grim, 2025 being only the third year since 1979 to signal a decline.  

And the contraction in demand for carrier services also comes at a time when the markets are heavily oversupplied. 

“The trade war really has massively increased the ...