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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Container shipping enters the autumn season with stronger fundamentals than anticipated. Demand is tracking 1% growth this year, outpacing roughly 5% vessel-supply expansion, according to LinerLytica data. CleanTech shipments from China, containerised automotive cargo buoyed by car-carrier supply shortages, and US data-centre construction requirements have all sustained volume gains. Weather disruptions across Asia and port congestion have simultaneously reduced usable capacity, bolstering freight rates and carrier profitability well above operational break-even levels. This combination of demand growth and capacity pressures provides the industry room to manage anticipated supply fluctuations.
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