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  • Maersk blanks Northern Star sailing
  • More blanked sailings as carriers tighten capacity pre-peak season
  • Spot rates edge up, but carriers plan more blanked sailings

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container-news.com /1 week ago

Maersk blanks Northern Star sailing

Maersk has announced a seasonal blanking on its Northern Star service, affecting the Capitaine Baret on voyages 628S southbound and 631N northbound. The decision has been attribute...

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theloadstar.com /2 weeks ago

More blanked sailings as carriers tighten capacity pre-peak season

Carriers are already tightening container shipping capacity ahead of the peak season, with blanked sailings increasing and reports emerging of rolled cargo at some Far East origins...

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theloadstar.com /3 weeks ago

Spot rates edge up, but carriers plan more blanked sailings

Container spot freight rates across the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades saw marginal gains this week, as carriers managed to halt three consecutive weeks of price declines into...

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

Celestyal cancels April sailings

Celestyal has cancelled all April sailings as its ships stuck in the Gulf wait to reposition to the…

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joc.com /1 month ago

Container shipping faces blank sailings, falling demand from prolonged Iran war

The conflict could also spur increased spending on ports and landside infrastructure in the Middle East as investors seek to develop alternative transport solutions to avoid areas...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Hapag-Lloyd to suspend Red Sea Services JD2 and JD3

Hapag-Lloyd has announced the temporary suspension of its JD2 and JD3 services, effective May 10, 2026. This decision is part of ongoing network adjustments in the Red Sea aimed at...

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Freight rate recovery ‘more about demand than blanked sailings’

Container spot rate pricing momentum was firmly behind Asia-Europe carriers this week, with double-digit increases seen on the routes into North Europe and the Mediterranean. This...

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

MSC adjusts sailings amid tensions

MSC Cruises and its luxury cruise line, Explora Journeys, have made changes to their upcoming cruise…

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joc.com /1 month ago

Gemini to suspend two more Middle East shuttles in May due to war

Hapag-Lloyd said the changes “reflect the consolidation of capacity into alternative services to ensure continued reliable coverage in the region.”

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Sea-Intelligence: New Baseline for Delay Absorption

In the latest issue of the Sunday Spotlight, Sea-Intelligence analysed the continuing impact of vessel delays on the operational availability of global container capacity. Based on...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Carriers shift capacity as demand slows on Asia-Latin America west coast

Demand is weakening and freight rates are under pressure on the Asia-Latin America west coast trade, and amid an uncertain outlook carriers are positioning themselves in different...

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maritime-executive.com /1 week ago

Facing Risk of U.S. Sanctions, Hapag and CMA CGM Suspend Cuba Bookings

Following the threat of asset seizures from the U.S. government, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have both paused all of their cargo bookings in and out of Cu...

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joc.com /2 weeks ago

Rising container dwells hobble vessel flows at India's Nhava Sheva, Mundra ports

Carrier sources have reported an average berthing delay of two days for regular services and up to five days for ad-hoc vessel calls at both ports, with the problems driven by inad...

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joc.com /2 weeks ago

Rising container dwells hobble vessel flows at India's Nhava Sheva, Mundra ports

Carrier sources have reported an average berthing delay of two days for regular services and up to five days for ad-hoc vessel calls at both ports, with the problems driven by inad...

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cruisehive.com /1 week ago

Carnival Just Adjusted Over 90 Cruises on This One Ship

Nearly 100 sailings are now adjusted for Carnival Panorama from 2026-2028, with departure times and port visit times shifted. Carnival Just Adjusted Over 90 Cruises on This One Shi...

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cruisehive.com /2 weeks ago

Royal Caribbean Modifies Allure of the Seas Cruise to Drop a Full Day

Allure of the Seas will sail a shorter eastern Caribbean cruise instead of the Southern route planned for her May 1, 2027 departure. Royal Caribbean Modifies Allure of the Seas Cru...

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Congestion sees carriers make last-minute terminal shuffles at JNPA

The pressure of terminal congestion at India’s Nhava Sheva Port (JNPA) is seeing carriers declare ad-hoc or temporary berthing window adjustments. Maersk told customers its two upc...

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container-news.com /5 days ago

Maersk omits Sydney on Olga Maersk OC1 voyage

Maersk has announced that the Olga Maersk will omit Sydney on voyages 618S southbound and 623N northbound on the OC1 service. The omission is due to an operational delay en route t...

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joc.com /4 weeks ago

Gemini capacity cutbacks make India-Med market hotter for rival carriers

With lower space allocations offered by Gemini, competing carriers have been able to keep their sailings on the routes maxed out and push rates higher, sources say.

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joc.com /3 weeks ago

Indian westbound rates under pressure amid demand uncertainty, overcapacity

Rates to the US East Coast and Europe are down by as much as $500 per FEU in recent weeks as ocean carriers look to lift volumes that softened in April.

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joc.com /1 month ago

MSC consolidates USWC, Asian calls to boost trans-Pacific reliability

The ocean carrier said it would no longer call Oakland on one of its trans-Pacific services, with another service into the Pacific Northwest dropping a Vietnam call.

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maritime-executive.com /1 week ago

Bosuns and Seamen Call Strike Against Iceland’s Eimskip

 Eimskip, a niche shipping company based in Iceland that maintains service connecting Iceland and the Faroe Islands to Europe, reports it has received...

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joc.com /2 weeks ago

Hapag-Lloyd posts Q1 net loss in ‘unsatisfactory’ start to 2026

Weather-related port congestion in January and February caused higher terminal storage costs while the war in the Middle East raised operating expenses late in the quarter.

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joc.com /2 weeks ago

Hapag-Lloyd posts Q1 net loss in ‘unsatisfactory’ start to 2026

Weather-related port congestion in January and February caused higher terminal storage costs while the war in the Middle East raised operating expenses late in the quarter.

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