The global shipping market is navigating Q2 2026 under the ongoing weight of an unprecedented geopolitical shock. The de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, now entering its third month, has fundamentally reshaped trade flows and earnings dynamics across all sectors. With no credible resolution in sight and the US military reported to be …
The Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update provides data and intelligence including the latest freight rate and capacity movements across global trades with supporting insight from Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst. Xeneta analyst insight Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst: Elevated Transpacific ocean freight rates plateau: “Volatility in global ocean container supply chains means it …
Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update: Average Spot Rates Remain Elevated Read More »
While the world’s attention is today fixed on the return of protectionist duties, a more surreptitious and costly shift is undermining the global trade landscape. According to the latest Global Trade Update from UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), friction in modern trade is no longer found solely at customs desk but within complex and often …
No country has ever profited from protracted warfare,” the great Chinese military theorist known as Sun Tzu wrote around the 5th century BCE. It is a warning that may resonate in Washington today. By today’s standards, the latest conflict in the Middle East has not been going on for a particularly long time. It began …
Energy trade flows are rerouted as the Strait of Hormuz remains mostly closed Read More »
The World Maritime University’s (WMU) Professor Momoko Kitada and WISTA’s Elpi Petraki identify education as the heart of the matter for empowering women across the maritime industries For the first time, the cohort for WMU’s MSc programme in Malmö reached gender parity in the Class of 2026. It is a major milestone for industry diversity …
Education is the key to advancing gender equality in shipping Read More »
For many years, World Container Index (WCI) has been the go-to, independent, global reference for index-linked contracts. If your organisation is considering index-linked contracts or requires regional visibility/coverage beyond the eight trade lanes provided below, contact our ocean freight cost benchmarking team. Double-digit spot rate increases driven by early peak season and carrier surcharges. Our …
This release round spans two product areas within MarineTraffic — Risk & Compliance and Container Intelligence — with each set of updates reinforcing the other. Compliance teams get sharper risk signals, cleaner interfaces, and faster reaction times. Container Intelligence users get live incident visibility, real-time terminal metrics, and proactive congestion alerts. These updates focus on …
Fewer than 30% of ocean sailings arrive on time. Yet, it’s not uncommon for procurement and operations teams to continue planning off the pro-forma schedule — the one the carrier published, not the one they’re actually running. That gap between what’s promised and what’s delivered has always existed. But years of compounding disruption have made …
Fujairah’s residual fuel oil inventories have averaged 27% lower so far this month compared to April, according to the latest data from Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) and S&P Global. Changes in monthly average Fujairah stocks from April to May (thus far): Heavy distillate and residual stocks down 1.03 million bbls to 2.83 million bbls …
Fujairah’s fuel oil stocks drawn 27% in May so far Read More »
Los trabajos, que se encuentran en su fase final, suponen una inversión de 1,8 millones de euros y la generación de más de 20.000 nuevos metros cuadrados que se destinarán a usos vinculados a la operativa portuaria. El objetivo es, según ha explicado el presidente de la Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (APS), César Díaz, “seguir …
