Alliance reshuffle will increase box ship shortage as carriers hunt 'buffers'

Forget being the Year of the Snake, 2025 will be “the year of the first major alliance-free carrier”. The combined capacity of the liners controlling more than 1% of the global ...

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The end of the early peak season and a truncated US east coast port strike ...

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News / Idle box ship fleet at record lows as carriers drain charter market of tonnage

Despite more than two million teu of newbuild container vessels joining the global fleet so ...

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News / New container volume high provokes major concerns over peak season

Global demand for ocean freight container shipping has hit a record level, surpassing peak-Covid demand, ...

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News / Idle containership fleet dips to pandemic era lows as carriers hunt tonnage

As global demand for box ship capacity continues to dramatically outstrip supply, the number of ...

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News / Revised carrier schedules bedding-in, say shippers, but they see trouble ahead

Amid continuing attacks on commercial shipping by Houthi rebels, scheduling issues caused by re-routing of ...

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News / Asia-Europe carriers play hardball with threats of service suspension

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News / Vessel scrapping spree on the cards after EU recycling rule change

Older ships are no longer being categorised as ‘waste’ for the purpose of EU law, ...

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News / Idle vessel fleet set to grow as large newbuilds continue to arrive

The surge of inactive tonnage, long-anticipated following the avalanche of new large vessels being delivered ...

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News / Idle tonnage passes a million teu as bigger box ships go into lay-up

The amount of containership capacity idled has surged again, the latest survey from Alphaliner reporting ...

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News / Demand for smaller ships boosts charter market while ULCVs sit at anchor

The number of newbuild ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) temporarily idled off the Chinese coast is ...

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Alliance reshuffle will increase box ship shortage as carriers hunt 'buffers'

Idle tonnage Headlines

News / Idle containership fleet grows a little – but emissions are soaring

News / Idle box ship fleet at record lows as carriers drain charter market of tonnage

News / New container volume high provokes major concerns over peak season

News / Idle containership fleet dips to pandemic era lows as carriers hunt tonnage

News / Revised carrier schedules bedding-in, say shippers, but they see trouble ahead

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Asia-Europe carriers play hardball with threats of service suspension

News / Vessel scrapping spree on the cards after EU recycling rule change

News / Idle vessel fleet set to grow as large newbuilds continue to arrive

News / Idle tonnage passes a million teu as bigger box ships go into lay-up

News / Demand for smaller ships boosts charter market while ULCVs sit at anchor

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News / Maersk idles more ships while NOOs see a rebound in demand

News / Idle tonnage fleet set to soar next year as charter rates tumble

News / Idle containership fleet set to surge as liners rationalise networks

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Alliance reshuffle will increase box ship shortage as carriers hunt 'buffers'

Idle tonnage Headlines

News / Idle containership fleet grows a little – but emissions are soaring

News / Idle box ship fleet at record lows as carriers drain charter market of tonnage

News / New container volume high provokes major concerns over peak season

News / Idle containership fleet dips to pandemic era lows as carriers hunt tonnage

News / Revised carrier schedules bedding-in, say shippers, but they see trouble ahead

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Asia-Europe carriers play hardball with threats of service suspension

News / Vessel scrapping spree on the cards after EU recycling rule change

News / Idle vessel fleet set to grow as large newbuilds continue to arrive

News / Idle tonnage passes a million teu as bigger box ships go into lay-up

News / Demand for smaller ships boosts charter market while ULCVs sit at anchor

Most read news

News / Maersk idles more ships while NOOs see a rebound in demand

News / Idle tonnage fleet set to soar next year as charter rates tumble

News / Idle containership fleet set to surge as liners rationalise networks

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