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NEWS / NEW CONTAINER VOLUME HIGH PROVOKES MAJOR CONCERNS OVER PEAK SEASON

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DHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT
SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS
OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISINGDSV: GUIDANCE DSV: AIR VOLUME
TRENDSDSV: GROSS PROFIT OUTLOOKDSV: AIR AND OCEAN STRENGTH DSV: REVENUE GROWTH

DHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT
SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS
OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISINGDSV: GUIDANCE DSV: AIR VOLUME
TRENDSDSV: GROSS PROFIT OUTLOOKDSV: AIR AND OCEAN STRENGTH DSV: REVENUE GROWTH

Photo 28999784 | Ship © Xuejingwen | Dreamstime.com
By Charlotte Goldstone 11/07/2024

Global demand for ocean freight container shipping has hit a record level,
surpassing peak-Covid demand, but leaving shippers with a big question about the
traditional peak season.  

Recent data from Xeneta and Container Trade Statistics revealed that the 15.94m
teu transported via ocean in May overtook the previous record of 15.72m teu
reached in May 2021, at the height of the pandemic.  

Xeneta’s senior shipping analyst, Emily Stausbøll, said: “More containerised
goods are being shipped by ocean than ever before, at a time when available
capacity is impacted by diversions around Africa due to conflict in the Red Sea
and severe port congestion in Asia and Europe. 

“This is a perfect storm of pressure on ocean supply chains, which has resulted
in the chaos of recent months.” 



Xeneta said the record-breaking level of global demand had been driven primarily
by volumes out of the Far East. China exports reached an all-time high of 6.2m
teu in May, accounting for a whopping 39% of the month’s reported global
container trade.  

Ms Stausbøll added: “Given we are already seeing record-breaking volumes ahead
of the traditional peak season in Q3, you can understand why shippers are so
concerned.” 

The big question, said Ms Stausbøll, was whether record volumes now would mean
reduced volumes in the traditional peak season. 

“Numerous factors come into play, not only of underlying consumer demand, but
also nervous shippers front-loading imports and the potential for further
tariffs on imports from China. 

“While this combination could keep demand high through the next few months,
there must be a limit to how long the record levels of demand can last,” she
said. 

Meanwhile, carriers are still doing what they can to respond to the demand – The
Loadstar reported last month that idle tonnage had reached pandemic-level lows
of 0.7%.  

Indeed, said Ms Stausbøll: “In many respects, it is impressive that global
shipping networks have been able to transport this enormous volume of containers
under such challenging circumstances.” 

And yesterday, Alphaliner revealed that vessel sale and purchase deals had
surged in the first six months of the year, “as carriers and NOOs reacted to the
red-hot charter and freight markets”. 

Over half a million teu of container tonnage across 141 vessels changed hands
during this period, according to Alphaliner, averaging 23 ships a month changing
hands. This compares with an average of 15 a month in H2 23.  

“Despite an increase in freight rates from September, there was no immediate
reaction in the second-hand market, with many carriers believing the crisis to
be a short-term issue,” explained Alphaliner.  

“Realisation that there was no quick solution saw a change of heart from January
onwards.”  



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