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Freight market analysis and operational insight into Red Sea shipping and global trade routes.

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Thee Disruptions. One Fragile System

How COVID-19, the Red Sea Crisis, and the 2026 Middle East Conflict compare, and what comes next.

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Early Xeneta data shows average spot rates on the Transpacific trade into US West Coast at the start of June are set to exceed +80% above pre-Middle East conflict levels.

XENETA WEEKLY OCEAN CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET UPDATE – 28.5.2026

The Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update provides data and intelligence including th...

Volatility in global ocean container supply chains means it is not often both shippers and carriers are ‘happy’ with the price they are buying and selling freight, but that is seemingly the case on Transpacific trades.

XENETA WEEKLY OCEAN CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET UPDATE – 14.5.2026

The Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update provides data and intelligence including th...

Middle East conflict is making life complicated for shippers because, while they are firefighting supply chain disruption and elevated spot rates across global trades, they must play their cards carefully when tendering for new long term contracts.

XENETA WEEKLY OCEAN CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET UPDATE – 30.4.2026

Latest Xeneta ocean container shipping data highlights are provided below quotes from Xeneta Chief A...

Global air cargo spot rates hit a 19-month high in April, up 30% YoY — but analysts say the worst may be over as capacity returns and rates show signs of easing.

GLOBAL AIR CARGO SPOT RATES HIT A THREE-YEAR HIGH IN APRIL, BUT MARKET FUNDAMENTALS WILL CALM COSTS FOR SHIPPERS

OSLO - Norway, 1 May, 2026 Global air cargo spot rates (valid for up to one month) surged +30% year-...

The softening of container shipping rates on the European trades should not be read as a sign that the market is returning to normal. The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to container shipping,

XENETA WEEKLY OCEAN CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET UPDATE – 23.4.2026

Latest Xeneta ocean container shipping data highlights are provided below quotes from Xeneta Chief A...

Peter Sand, Chief Analyst at Xeneta, calls ongoing blockades and attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz ‘the weaponization of trade’.

IRAN SEIZES MSC CONTAINER SHIPS AS 'WEAPONIZATION OF TRADE' CONTINUES IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ - ANALYST UPDATE

OSLO, Norway - 22 April, 2026

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