News / Box shipping's resilience will be tested after September drop in volumes

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Fresh evidence that the strong July and August container volumes represented an early peak season for the transpacific and Asia-Europe trade emerged this morning, with Container Trade Statistics’ (CTS) September data showing month-on-month declines in almost every trade.

Globally, transported container volumes fell 5.9% compared with August, with the sharpest drops seen on the Far East-Europe trade, which dropped 13.5% month on month, to just over 1.4m teu shipped.

Similarly, the transpacific eastbound trade saw volumes contract 9.1%, to just under 2.1m ...