Transpacific box numbers for February hit by frontloading in the latter stages of last year, with volumes down more than 16%

A quiet month for containership fleet expansion comes as a relief as carriers take up tonnage to prepare for new services launching this month

Transpacific carriers could restrict capacity additions altogether in an attempt to balance the market, analysts suggest

Headhaul load factors on the Asia-Europe trade improved circa 4% to 78% in the fourth quarter of 2018

The liner industry is braced to receive around 400,000 teu of ‘mega vessel’ capacity this year, which is destined for the Asia-Europe trade, and a further 600,000 teu in 2020

Fourth-quarter volume growth was recorded at 3.4% on the Asia-Europe trade, while capacity fell by 1%, according to MDS Transmodal