The Xeneta Ocean iXRT provides an overview of market movements, the key risks and issues to be aware of and insight on how these may develop in the coming weeks and months.
Topics covered in this iXRT Report include:
- Spot rates peak: Far East to US East Coast tops out at USD 11,523 per FEU on 1 October - the post-Hormuz crisis high - while Europe-bound rates have been falling since July
- Red Sea return accelerates: scheduled capacity through Bab el-Mandeb has doubled since late August to 448,273 TEU per week - 48% of pre-crisis levels, with Asia-North Europe loops now switching - while Hormuz stays shut
- Typhoon aftermath: four storms in seven weeks leave 1.1m TEU at anchor off China's gateways and push 3.25m TEU of capacity more than 10 days late
- Market voices: what shippers in Atlanta, Houston, London, Cologne and Singapore told us about building a 2027 freight budget
- 2027 outlook: three swing factors, a record 4.7m TEU orderbook delivery in 2028 and the El Niño risk to the Panama Canal
- What should shippers do: practical actions for tender season
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