MSC ups mega-ship orders to 62
Its orderbook is now 46.5% of the global fleet, its record since 2009, with a total capacity of 16.2M TEUs
Market rewards top big carriers
Share prices of most listed companies have reached their highest levels in the last 12 months
Samudera top Indonesian box shipper
The company is in 1st place with a fleet with a capacity of 45,000 TEUs. Meratus Group comes in second
Boxship adrift in the South China Sea
The MSC Hermes III, abandoned by its crew due to an emergency, is adrift off the coast of Vietnam
Wan Hai Lines to get 8 new boxships
The Taiwanese shipping company has commissioned one 9,200 TEU vessel and seven 11,000 TEU vessels
Suez Canal still stuck in the crisis
In May, canal crossings were down 76% on the same month last year, but mega ships are back
MSC queen of N. Europe–Med. trade
The Italian-Swiss carrier has 45.5% of the total capacity deployed on these routes, i.e. 360,000 TEUs
Fuel prices up, ships slow down
Alphaliner: between Q4 2025 and April 2026, the average speed of the boxship fleet decreased by 2.3%
Small carriers flee Asia-NAWC
Shipowners not affiliated with global alliances at an all-time low on transpacific routes