Future Transport and Logistics brief week 40 2026

Opublikowano: 2026-10-03

Ocean spot rates have stabilized at elevated near-pandemic levels (US West Coast at $8,346/FEU, US East Coast at $11,523/FEU), driving shippers toward index-linked dynamic contracts while carriers leverage blank sailings to establish a defensive rate floor.The Gemini Cooperation achieved over 90% mainline reliability via its strict hub-and-spoke model, but severe transshipment congestion at hubs like Tanjung Pelepas forced a tactical reintroduction of direct calls to Scandinavian ports like Gothenburg and Aarhus.Northern European port gridlock accelerates a shift to Scandinavia, as rolling union strikes in Germany and low Rhine River water levels impair major continental hubs, driving deep-sea capacity and...