A new era for shippers, with blanked sailings now a fact of life

Container shipping has entered a new era of structurally constrained capacity, as carriers routinely withdraw 10% to 14% of scheduled space through blanked sailings, according to new analysis from Sea-Intelligence. The consultancy’s review of the first half of 2026 across the four main east-west trades – Asia-North Europe, Asia-Mediterranean, Asia-US east coast and Asia-US west coast – found that, Read full article →