Maersk Approaches Its Fleet Limits as Utilisation Hits 96%
Maersk chief executive Vincent Clerc says demand resilience has pushed vessel utilisation to 96% and second-quarter ocean volumes up 4.1%, forcing a reassessment of fleet expansion.
Container Port Congestion Hits Record 4.3m Teu Waiting to Berth
Congestion has removed more than 4.3m teu of capacity from circulation, surpassing the pandemic peak in absolute terms and keeping freight and charter rates elevated.
Maersk Launches Tangier-Casablanca Rail Link to Ease Port Congestion
Maersk has launched a high-frequency rail service between Tangier and Casablanca aimed at easing congestion at Casablanca, which handled 17 million tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2026.
Delays and Congestion Now Absorb 5% of Global Container Capacity
Sea-Intelligence puts the absorption rate at 5.0 percent against a 2011-2019 norm of 2.2 percent, with schedule reliability stuck at 60-65 percent.
Never miss a move
Maritime, in motion. In your inbox.
The vessel sales, incidents, and market moves worth knowing, sent as they happen.