“Ocean container shipping is running hot on the Transpacific, with offered capacity from Far East to US West Coast hitting an all-time high this week and spot rates showing another double-digit increase to now sit +253% compared to pre-Strait of Hormuz crisis at the end of February.
“The combination of record capacity deployment and further rate increases on the Transpacific tells us demand is strong and that carriers are scrambling to satisfy it.
That’s how I see it.
Read all about it in the week’s Xeneta Market Update: https://www.xeneta.com/news/xeneta-weekly-ocean-container-shipping-market-update-3.7.2026
Maybe also of interest to you is this piece about: “US-Iran deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz— but full container shipping recovery at least three months away“
