Powered by Xeneta’s global dataset and real-time vessel tracking, it separates genuine operational improvement from gains propped up by blank sailings and padded schedules, and shows where the Middle East crisis is still reshaping networks.
What you’ll learn in this comprehensive release:
- Global on-time arrivals reach 39% in May, then retreat in June
- Corridor scorecard: South America East Coast and Far East to Europe lead the recovery
- Alliance strategies diverge: Gemini’s restraint vs blank-heavy recoveries at Ocean and Premier
- Carrier rankings and a competitive spread now at 43pp
- Port congestion rotates from Southeast Asia to Africa and the Indian Subcontinent
- Colombo’s 5x jump in vessel wait times
- What the crisis means for your corridor and how to pressure-test carrier narratives
Secondly:
Ocean container spot rates hold steady in a pause before peak season.
I am sharing my thoughts on “why carriers are ready to add capacity but shippers aren’t asking.“
This weekly report tracks ocean short-term container shipping freight rates across major trades https://www.xeneta.com/news/xeneta-weekly-ocean-container-shipping-market-update-30.7.2026
“Early indications for the start of August suggest markets into Europe are probably going down, while we anticipate rates into the US – whether coming from Asia or North Europe – to go up. No large swings altogether.”
Finally:
See what’s coming for OCEAN and AIR freight, in Xeneta’s Mid-year outlooks: https://www.xeneta.com/2026-mid-year-outlooks
