Between the lines: Carriers up third-quarter capacity in anticipation of volume recovery
Carriers are aggressively reintroducing capacity, particularly on the transpacific, as the likelihood of a demand resurgence grows
In its latest analysis, Sea-Intelligence highlights how carriers are gearing up for a bounce back in container traffic in the third quarter of the year. Liner services on the key east-west trades are returning to near-full quotas, with blank sailings limited to a minimum. As it stands, capacity in the third quarter of 2020 will far outweigh last year