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Record boxship orderbook collides with fading disruption as Trump turns ‘lame duck’
Containership orders have passed every previous full-year total with two months to spare, just as the Red Sea diversion unwinds and a weakened White House loses much of its capacity to shock the market — though Iran remains the wild card
Hormuz reopening to free 300,000 teu but rate impact still hinges on Red Sea return
Carriers seem in no rush to restore normal MEG services amid upcoming strait reopening, with analysts expecting freight rates to stay firm in near term
ONE’s new chief executive rejects deglobalisation as it eyes $2bn in FY2026 profits
Geopolitics continues to sway trade flows as ONE joins other carriers in reaping the rewards from geopolitical disruptions
Record boxship orderbook collides with fading disruption as Trump turns ‘lame duck’
Containership orders have passed every previous full-year total with two months to spare, just as the Red Sea diversion unwinds and a weakened White House loses much of its capacity to shock the market — though Iran remains the wild card
Black Sea shipping war escalates as owners challenge Romania and Bulgaria calls
Attacks spreading towards Nato coastlines are driving up risk across the western Black Sea, with some owners now seeking to refuse charterers’ orders to call at Romanian and Bulgarian ports
Suez recovery accelerates as distorted tanker trades push crude volumes above pre-crisis levels
October was the Suez Canal’s busiest month since shipping abandoned the Red Sea, but surging crude tanker traffic shows that geopolitical disruption is driving as much of the recovery as improving security conditions
The Week in Charts: Premier Alliance adds more Suez services as Red Sea return accelerates | Oil from ‘significant spill’ washes up on UAE beaches
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Container reliability slumps to 52% as delays near record
Late ships averaged 6.6 days behind schedule in the third quarter, the longest delay since the 2021 pandemic peak
The week in newbuildings: Chinese yards win all vessels in quiet ordering week
Newbuilding contracting slowed over the past week, with 23 vessels disclosed, all ordered from Chinese shipyards
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Container reliability slumps to 52% as delays near record
Late ships averaged 6.6 days behind schedule in the third quarter, the longest delay since the 2021 pandemic peak
Ningbo Ocean Shipping eyes mainline ambitions with 10-vessel expansion
If both lease plans are fully implemented, Ningbo Ocean Shipping will add 10 large vessels to its fleet through long-term charters, comprising six boxships and four car carriers
Premier Alliance adds more Suez services as Red Sea return accelerates
Almost all major Asia-Mediterranean liner services are now using Suez or plan to use the waterway in the coming weeks for at least part of their rotations as the restoration of Red Sea routings gathers pace
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Evergreen joins accelerating liner return to Suez
Evergreen, the last Ocean Alliance partner holding out, is set to resume Suez Canal transits this week as the container industry’s Red Sea return accelerates, although this returning capacity risks pushing the trade into oversupply
ONE’s new chief executive rejects deglobalisation as it eyes $2bn in FY2026 profits
Geopolitics continues to sway trade flows as ONE joins other carriers in reaping the rewards from geopolitical disruptions
Record boxship orderbook collides with fading disruption as Trump turns ‘lame duck’
Containership orders have passed every previous full-year total with two months to spare, just as the Red Sea diversion unwinds and a weakened White House loses much of its capacity to shock the market — though Iran remains the wild card
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