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Containers Strait of Hormuz crisis Red Sea Risk

War, disruption and rerouting fail to derail container demand

  • Global container volumes hit 98.4m teu in the first half of 2026, up 5.2% year on year despite Middle East disruption
  • Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America continued to drive growth as North American demand flattened
  • CTS estimates Middle East Gulf conflict cost up to 2m teu in lost volumes, while freight pricing surged to its highest level since September 2024

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An estimated 2m teu may have been lost to disruption in the Middle East Gulf, but strong demand across Europe, Africa and Latin America kept global container trade firmly on a growth trajectory in the first half of 2026

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