Lloyd's List is part of Maritime Intelligence

This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited, registered in England and Wales with company number 13831625 and address c/o Hackwood Secretaries Limited, One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ, United Kingdom. Lloyd’s List Intelligence is a trading name of Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited. Lloyd’s is the registered trademark of the Society Incorporated by the Lloyd’s Act 1871 by the name of Lloyd’s.

This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use. For high-quality copies or electronic reprints for distribution to colleagues or customers, please call UK support at +44 (0)20 3377 3996 / APAC support at +65 6508 2430

Printed By

UsernamePublicRestriction

Containers

Stay informed with the latest news, analysis, and market insight from the container shipping industry through our expert coverage

Containers: uncertainty reigns as tariff turmoil and overcapacity looms

Container shipping in 2025 remains volatile, with Trump’s trade policies fuelling uncertainty. While the global trade war dominates headlines, a more pressing and all too familiar issue looms: overcapacity

Containers Mid-Year outlook Asia Pacific
Box analysis and comment

Stocks off to strong start in July as dry bulk and VLGC rates rise

A combination of improving rates and external catalysts has given shipping-stock sentiment a lift in the early days of summer. It could be just a blip, or the start of something more

Dry Bulk Tankers and Gas

Panama Canal has plenty of water but transits still below pre-drought levels

Water levels are high and are expected to remain so, and the Panama Canal has posted a strong recovery from its drought lows. Nevertheless, its transit slots are not fully booked

Containers Dry Bulk
FREE TO READ

Peak season may have already peaked as Trump tariffs darken outlook

The main effect of Trump’s tariffs on container shipping in the first half was on timing — frontloading and pauses. During the second half, tariff impacts could be increasingly negative for volumes

Containers China

USTR urged to kill proposed rules on vehicle carriers and LNG shipping

America’s port fee plan is rife with unintended consequences. Proposals targeting vehicle transport and LNG shipping are prime examples of how port fees could backfire, hurting US interests and doing nothing to penalise Chinese shipbuilding

Containers Roro

The week in charts: Timor-Leste joins list of fake registries taking in sanctioned tonnage | Ras Isa vessel queue dissipates | Container fires remain significant hazard

Timor-Leste confirmed as the latest in a recent rash of new fraudulent registries being used by sanctioned vessels; The long queue of vessels waiting to discharge oil and LPG in Houthi-held Ras Isa has reduced dramatically in recent weeks amid security and sanctions risks; Lloyd’s List Intelligence casualty data shows 126 container fire incidents on board boxships since 2005

Sanctions Week in Charts

Red Sea traffic dips after volatile June

The lowest weekly number of transits through the Bab el Mandeb since the start of the crisis was recorded last month after Israel’s attack on Iran

Red Sea Risk Piracy and Security
DATA ANALYSIS

Container fires remain one of the most significant hazards for boxships as incidents mount

While more cargo is carried on containerships now than ever before, incidence of fire has not decreased in the same way other casualty causes have

Containers Casualty
INTERVIEW

Turnaround now clear at London P&I Club

New chief executive James Bean on why he ‘can’t complain’ after team puts in strong underwriting performance

Insurance Containers
See All

Containers Data Hub

 

The focal point for business-critical data on container shipping

Aggregating data sets from a wide range of sources, the data hub provides a one-stop shop for gaining an insight into the sector

View full data hub

Ports and Logistics

Set Alert for Lloyd's List Containers :: Ports and Logistics

Latest From Ports and Logistics

Lawyers expect tougher customs enforcement across Europe

A survey of law firms found most expected heightened security at customs and low levels of preparedness among companies for enforcement

Ports and Logistics Political Risk and Trade

Vancouver port expansion moves into next phase

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has started a search for a construction team to build the landmass and wharf components of the new terminal

Containers Ports and Logistics

Shanghai port group leadership changes hands as chairman Gu Jinshan resigns

New president Song Xiaodong takes over the top leadership role on an interim basis

Containers Ports and Logistics
See All

More from Containers

Set Alert for Lloyd's List Containers :: More From Containers

Latest From Containers

Stocks off to strong start in July as dry bulk and VLGC rates rise

A combination of improving rates and external catalysts has given shipping-stock sentiment a lift in the early days of summer. It could be just a blip, or the start of something more

Dry Bulk Tankers and Gas

CSSC expects surge in profits as major merger deal nears completion

CSSC Holdings and CSIC Ltd, which hold most of CSSC’s subsidiary yards, have won clearance from Shanghai Stock Exchange to become one company

Containers Dry Bulk

Vancouver port expansion moves into next phase

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has started a search for a construction team to build the landmass and wharf components of the new terminal

Containers Ports and Logistics

Shanghai port group leadership changes hands as chairman Gu Jinshan resigns

New president Song Xiaodong takes over the top leadership role on an interim basis

Containers Ports and Logistics

Panama Canal has plenty of water but transits still below pre-drought levels

Water levels are high and are expected to remain so, and the Panama Canal has posted a strong recovery from its drought lows. Nevertheless, its transit slots are not fully booked

Containers Dry Bulk

Ship recycling tonnage in June lifted by big bulkers and a gas carrier

A total of 22 merchant vessels, of a combined 676,976 gt, were beached at recycling destinations in June, Lloyd’s List Intelligence data shows

Containers Dry Bulk
See All
UsernamePublicRestriction

Register