Drewry: Cancelled Sailings Tracker Shows Capacity Gradually Returning

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Drewry’s tracker indicates that container capacity is gradually returning after Golden Week as blank sailings change across major shipping alliances. Pricing pressure is building unevenly, with the World Container Index at $4,351 per 40-foot container on October 8.

Our weekly tracker provides a snapshot of blank sailings announced by each Alliance versus the total number of scheduled sailings. The post-Golden Week market is entering a new phase, with capacity gradually returning but pricing pressure building unevenly across the major trades. Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) stood at $4,351 per 40ft on 8 October, ...