News / Changes on key transpacific trades as alliance services are reshuffled

Triple ULCS Call at APM terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles February 2015

Notwithstanding the ramifications of the new tariffs in the US this week, container carriers have long been preparing for a slowdown on the key transpacific trade during February.

According to new analysis from the eeSea liner database, the liner industry offered a combined capacity of 1,328,000 teu on the Asia-North America west coast trade in January, compared with a proforma 1,463,000 teu of scheduled capacity.

While this month’s published capacity is 1,242,000 teu, it is now forecast that 1,220,000 teu will actually ...